> It's been on my mind for some years, tried crosspollinating with >toothpicks, but never got to first base: wonder if it's possible to cross >Hypoxis hirsuta and Rhodohypoxis baurii? The hoped for result is something >like a slightly hardier Rhodohypoxis. Dear Don; Jim et all; A few years back in my protected mid-town garden i had some Rhodohypoxis winter over under heavy leaf mulch. They never really perked up the second year or bloomed again before dying the next winter. Hypoxis hirsutus is an uncommon native, and does OK in the open garden. Wish it were a bit more 'weedy'. Pollinating, let alone crossing, either of these genera must be a bear. The flowers and their 'naughty parts' are so tiny to work with. I don't grow Rhodohypoxis any more because of my own situation which is ill suited to wintering them over, but I think they are great plants. If my climate were better I'd aim for sheets of them in every possible site. The thought of hardy hybrids is a terrific dream. Go for it. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +