>Jim. are those seeds true to name? Dear Alberto and all, Some Lycoris species hybridize very readily. I have sent Dell three batches of very likely hybrids or mixes. The least crossed are forms of L. longituba longituba and L. longituba flavum. These 2 ssp vary by flower color from pure white to pastel yellow. These two ssp are growing together and seedlings will likely show a range of white, cream and pale yellow. A second batch is a mix of L. longituba x L. chinensis. These can produce a very interesting mix from golden/orange to white including some nice lily flowered pure yellow to those that look like either parent. The third batch is from a predominantly L. chinensis batch, but there are some chinensis x longituba hybrids in there and I am sure there are back crosses. Seedlings should favor L. chinensis, but are not likely to be pure species. A fourth batch of seed are from L. sprengeri. This is least likely cross with anything else blooming at the time so should be reasonably pure. These seeds ripened early and some fell to the ground where I picked them up, but in so doing may have some other mixed in. The smaller seeds the more likely getting the real thing here. >How easy is it for Lycorises to hybridize with open pollination As mentioned above L. longituba and L. chinensis hybridize very readily. Ripe pods can easily produce 8 - 10 or 12 pea sized seeds each. Maybe more. L. sprengeri can be crossed with other hardy species, but is less likely due primarily to karyotype differences. I do not grow any other hardy fertile species. Lycoris are quite slow from seed to bloom, but multiply well once mature. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +