Folks: We have also been making quite a few bigeneric crosses this summer and one that was successful both ways is Crinum x lycoris. I have read on-line that this was also made in Japan, but have never seen any photos. Is anyone else familiar with these hybrids, and if so, is the offspring a winter grower or a summer grower? 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 Ken Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 8:45 PM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [pbs] hybridizing seed results thought I would post a couple shots of seed I harvested today, showing some interesting results ... this group, the result of crossing Amaryllis belladonna with pollen from Brunsvigia litoralis: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… and the following group, the result of crossing another Amaryllis belladonna with pollen from Nerine angulata: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… both mother plants are 6 years old ... and sprouted up where I discarded excess A.belladonna seed at that time, blooming for the second year in a row this year. Ken Blackford San Diego