Nerine x Lycoris hybrids . . . ?
Lauw de Jager (Tue, 23 Nov 2004 02:14:31 PST)
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
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South of France (zone 8 Olivier)