Alstroemeria x bomarea

I don't know if this helps at all but in my research I found out that
Bomarea and Alstromeria DNA is indeed different. That is to say Bomarea has
x=9 whereas Alstromeria has x=8. The reseach I read said that 3 of the 4
subgenus of Bomarea all had x=9 so it was expected the 4th to also be the
same.

Nan I am curious where you got your plant from. Would you mind telling me
offline as I always want to grow another one:)
Bea

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Harvey" <zigur@hotmail.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Alstroemeria x bomarea

I do not believe the chromosome count is an absolute barrier as you
suggest. After all, horses and donkeys are different (32 and 31 pairs,
respectively).

T> From: rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Date: Sun,
26 Oct 2008 13:45:24 -0700> Subject: Re: [pbs] Alstroemeria x bomarea> >
The chromosome count in Bomarea and Alstroemeria would make them >
incompatible as far as crossing them is concerned, and the chromosomes
have > other differences, those of Alstroemeria being much larger with
more DNA > than Bomarea. Therefore .... it isn't a hybrid. My guess is
that it is B. > hirtella, the most adaptable of the Bomareas found in
commerce, especially > from the coral color of the outer tepals, and that
it was in bloom in (I > presume) a small container. All the other Bomareas
I grow need a large pot > to bloom at all (2gal minimum, 5gal better).
They probably tacked on > 'alstroemeria' to the name because most people
know what an Alstromeria > looks like, but wouldn't recognize the name
'Bomarea'.> > Diana> Telos Rare Bulbs> http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/> -----
Original Message ----- > From: "N Sterman" <TalkingPoints@Pl
antSoup.Com>> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Sent:
Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:36 PM> Subject: [pbs] Alstroemeria x bomarea> >

I recently purchased a plant labeled Alstroemeria x Bomarea (or maybe>

Bomarea x Alstroemeria) from a nursery in Eugene. Its foliage looks> >

very Alstreomeria like but a bit more blue-green than green. Flowers> >
were just opening when I got it and were tubular coral -> > unfortunately,
they disappeared in the week-long journey it took for> > the plant to make
it from Portland to So California via UPS (I didn't> > have a choice but
to have someone else ship it and the folks who> > packed it did a lousy
job).> >> > I don't find mention of this intergeneric hybrid in the PBS
wiki or in> > the archives - does anyone recall seeing a discussion about
it? Or> > know anything about it? I'm wondering about where to plant it
and> > what to expect it to do once it is in the ground....> >> > Thanks!>

Nan> >> > ____________________

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