Was Intergeneric Hybrids -- Now xHippeastrelia
Jamie (Mon, 07 Jun 2004 23:57:54 PDT)

Mary Sue,

a smart-looking plant you have there! I think we need to see more of this
type of hybridizing. A good cross to add to the seed wish-list.

Good work!

Jamie V.
Cologne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Sue Ittner" <msittner@mcn.org>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:00 AM
Subject: [pbs] Was Intergeneric Hybrids -- Now xHippeastrelia

Dear Jim and Jamie,

Thanks for your help. I can see it is a very complex issue. I shouldn't
think I'd need to register my nice plant from Bill's seed as I just plan

to

enjoy it. But I wasn't sure what to call it on the wiki. xHippeastrelia
unnamed or Hippeastrum hybrid x Sprekelia formosissima
The created name for the cross is made up of most of the letters in
Hippeastrum, but when I first saw mine I thought Sprekelia with fat

tepals.

I created a page for it and Lee Poulsen says he has a picture to add to
that page as well.
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Bill wrote that he used a dwarf red Hippeastrum hybrid in the cross. The
bloom is about 26 cm. tall, a nice height I think.

Mary Sue

Mary Sue Ittner
California's North Coast
Wet mild winters with occasional frost
Dry mild summers

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