There are an increasing number of Crocus hybrids around, and though I make no claim one is better than the other, Janis Ruksan's book "Crocuses" is in print and a more recent publication. On pages 200 and 201 Janis lists known hybrids though he states "hybrids are not common". C malyi is flowering here now, as well as C tommasinianus,seiberi, vernus, reticulatus, jessopiae, gargaricus subspecies, oliveri, korolkowii, civijicii and others. One never knows what improbable hybrid might take.... C tommasinianus does, I believe, hybridise with C vernus, C chrysanthus with various C biflorus, and C reticulatus with C angustifolius (C xleonidii) Peter (UK) > > On 2/24/12, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Rick wrote, > >>Just wondering if other members are cross pollinating, and what > >>results they may have had. > > > > > Before embarking on a crocus hybridizing project, one should try to > > obtain the out-of-print (and ridiculously expensive, if you ever find > > it) "The Crocus" by Brian Mathew, which will help one verify the > > identity of one's plants in the first place, and understand their > > relationships. It is quite startling how many different chromosome > > numbers can be found in this genus. Brian Mathew told me he didn't > > think crocuses hybridized much, but other experts have told me they > > feel that hybrids are somewhat likely in a large collection..... >