Dave, Last week I saw in Holland a hybrid (made in the UK) between Nerine bowdenii and Lycoris aurea. The result was: leaves, growth pattern and flowering time much like the Nerine; the flower form was exactly like those in the Lycoris subgenus Lycoris (L aurea; traubii,radiata etc) but the colour was a surprising pale purple. A pity that the yellow colour gene (absent in Nerine) was not evident. Kind regards le 21/11/04 4:11, DaveKarn@aol.com à DaveKarn@aol.com a écrit : > that prompts me to ask if Nerine and Lycoris are close enough that > crosses between the two genera are possible . . . certainly the flowers are > similar, as are the growth patterns. Lauw de Jager http://www.bulbargence.com/ South of France (zone 8 Olivier)