Another Lycoris question
Adam Fikso (Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:56:49 PDT)
To follow up on Jim Shields's note. Since colchince is distinctly
dangerous and there is no antidote (to my knowledge, even though one might
easily tolerate a low dose because dosage is everything--( It is used for
treatrment of gout)-- Oryzalin is a safer chemical for use in inducing
polyploidy. (articles are available on the Internet)
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Another Lycoris question
Anita, Adam, Jim McK., Jim W., and all,
All this discussion suggests that someone should try producing tetraploid
longituba, sprengeri, or chinensis -- someone significantly younger than
Adam and also younger than I am!
Germinate the seeds in colchicine solution. Aart van Voorst has done this
for Clivia and for Haemanthus. See the archives of the clivia-enthusiast
list in Yahoo