Speaking of Brunsvigia....
Kelly Irvin (Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:24:28 PST)

Jim:

I don't grow Brunsvigia orientalis, so I only can compare between the
available images on the web. It does appear to me the pedical length is
significantly shorter in the "primary" cross, compared to B. orientalis.
The overall flower shape and posture, including style and filaments
looks very similar to the other examples of B. orientalis. Color can't
be trusted at all in a photo comparison, but color seems a bit
different. It would be nice to see the foliage. The foliage would be
somewhere in the middle in characteristics, I would guess. Technically,
I could be convinced the floral characteristics mixed, but the taller,
narrower foliage of Lycoris sprengeri would surely influence the
characteristics.

I'm vague on what little plant breeding training I received in college,
but I seem to recall some forms of dominance that could mask 50/50
phenotypic characteristics in a primary cross??????????????? If it were
fertile, it would surely be easier to tell in selfed seedling
population. If it were infertile, that might be telling, too.

Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
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