Cynthia: That's the beauty of lists like this combined with folks who are willing to share for everyones benefit. I'm still hoping to hear from someone who has seen these purported hybrids from Japan. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of C W Mueller Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:24 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] hybridizing seed results Thanks, Tony, for sharing this valuable information. Info about crosses that didn't make are useful, too. Cynthia Mueller Sent from my iPhone On Oct 5, 2011, at 9:07 AM, Tony Avent <Tony@plantdelights.com> wrote: > Nathan: > > The parents we used are below...seed parents are always listed first. > The first group set seed (y), while the second group did not (n) > > Set seed > Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia Lycoris x haywardii 'Neon Nights' 08/19/11 y > Crinum macowanii PDN #13 Zambia Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/02/11 y > Crinum macowanii PDN #13 Zambia Lycoris x houdyshelii PDN #05 lt yllw 09/02/11 y > Crinum macowanii PDN #13 Zambia Lycoris aurea PDN #04 bright orange, prple stm 09/02/11 y > Crinum PDN #057 (variabile x bulbispermum) Lycoris sprengeri PDN #08 pink/violet/blue 08/22/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #05 South Africa Lycoris sprengeri PDN #08 pink/violet/blue 08/22/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris aurea PDN #03 very early orange 08/20/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris radiata PDN #11 red Aug 09/06/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris radiata PDN #11 red Aug 09/06/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris radiata PDN #11 red Aug 09/06/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/06/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/06/11 y > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/06/11 y > Lycoris aurea PDN #03 very early orange Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia 08/19/11 y > > Did not set seed > Crinum bulbispermum PDN #06 Orange River Basin Form Lycoris aurea PDN #03 very early orange 08/20/11 n > Crinum bulbispermum PDN #06 Orange River Basin Form Lycoris x haywardii 'Neon Nights' 08/20/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #06 Malawai Lycoris aurea PDN #03 very early orange 08/20/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #06 Malawai Lycoris aurea PDN #03 very early orange 08/20/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #06 Malawai Lycoris x haywardii 'Neon Nights' 08/20/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia Lycoris x houdyshelii PDN #04 lt yllw w/pnk strk 08/19/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia Lycoris radiata var. pumila PDN #02 deep pink 08/20/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia Lycoris sprengeri PDN #08 pink/violet/blue 08/20/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/15/11 n > Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/15/11 n > Crinum PDN #040 (variabile x bulbispermum) Lycoris radiata 'Fire Engine' 09/15/11 n > Crinum variabile PDN #06 South Africa Lycoris x haywardii 'Neon Nights' 08/20/11 n > Lycoris longituba PDN #07 strong pnk blush Crinum macowanii PDN #12 Zambia 08/19/11 n > Lycoris radiata PDN #11 red Crinum (asiaticum var. cuprifolium x powellii 'Roseum') 09/06/11 n > Lycoris radiata PDN #11 red Aug Crinum 'Emma Jones' 09/07/11 n > > Tony Avent > Plant Delights Nursery @ > Juniper Level Botanic Garden > 9241 Sauls Road > Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA > Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F > Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F > USDA Hardiness Zone 7b > email tony@plantdelights.com > website http://www.plantdelights.com/ > phone 919 772-4794 > fax 919 772-4752 > "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least > three times" - Avent > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org > [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Lange > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 10:21 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] hybridizing seed results > > > Tony, > > That is very intriguing. Which species have you successfully crossed? > > Nathan > > >> We have also been making quite a few bigeneric crosses this summer >> and one that was successful both ways is Crinum x lycoris. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >