Polianthes and Manfreda crosses
Tom Mitchell (Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:29:00 PDT)

I've been following the thread on these fascinating crosses with
great interest. In my part of the world - the west of England - the
main hardiness issue is not so much cold, as mild, wet, stop-start
winters, when the ground never freezes. Not an ideal climate for
succulents but some of the crosses that have been described sound as
though they would be worth trying in these conditions. I have some
seedlings of Manfreda virginica, courtesy of a generous fellow PBS
member, but no Polianthes or intergeneric hybrids.

Would anyone with access to seeds of the species or the hybrids have
any interest in exchanging them? I have lots of fresh, wild collected
hellebore seed to swap, as well as smaller quantities of some Balkan
bulb seeds (spares of which I'll be sending to Dell to distribute
through the BX). Anyone who might be able to help or who has
experience of growing these plants in the sort of conditions I've
described. can contact me via the forum or privately.

Tom Mitchell
Zone 7 and damp, very, very damp