x 'Boopharyllis' pollen sterility?
Kelly Irvin (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:07:54 PDT)

Ken:

I'm awestruck! Very interesting and beautiful. Are you saying that all
the progeny are sterile, or just the one that looks very similar to A.
belladonna in flower structure? I find your last link to be quite
different from the other specimen. Seems strange the forms would be so
different, and I would more expect the last form than the first. I'm
assuming, with such an exposed bulb, this would be a tender hybrid?

Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
10850 Hodge Ln
Gravette, AR 72736
USA
479-787-9958
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b

http://www.irvincentral.com/

Ken wrote:

I have a question for the experts .... these crosses between
Boophone disticha (seed parent) and Amaryllis belladonna (pollen parent) seem to be sterile as it appears again this year the ovaries/pods which swell are full of nothing but air. I have had a total of 8 scapes this year and nothing ... yet.

Could the pollen off this hybrid be fertile?

I've been brushing its pollen on hybrid A.belladonnas (with Brunsvigia heritage) and it appears seed is developing. I also did this last year and a lot of seed developed which seemed a bit larger than normal A.belladonna seed, but germinated well and otherwise look like normal A.belladonna seedlings.

Here are a couple links to shots of this x'Boopharyllis' ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2718943764/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2713270134/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2742635323/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2755219211/

Ken
San Diego
zone 10

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