Another Lycoris question
James Waddick (Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:12:05 PDT)

Dear Anita and all,
Do not expect seed on L. squamigera. (PERIOD and in CAPS!)

If you have time and plants there may be some improved
chances to get seed if you back cross L. squamigera to either of its
parents- L. longituba or L. sprengeri. I'd give a little more hope
for L. sprengeri. Dreaming it might be possible for the spare set of
L. sprengeri chromosomes to hook up with each another and produce an
amphidiploid embryo with 2N from longituba AND 2 N from sprengeri
giving a count of 2 x 2N = 38 and might even (continuing to dream)
be fertile.

Good luck and be patient and persevere.

Jim W.
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