Rick wrote, today I pollinated C. niveus x C. reticulatus, >C. tommasianus roseus x C. niveus, Crocus baytopiorum x C. >chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' etc etc. >Just wondering if other members are cross pollinating, and what >results they may have had. You could not have cross-pollinated anything today with Crocus niveus, because it is fall-blooming. You must have another big white crocus misidentified (C. malyi?). Also, I don't know that C. baytopiorum would cross with 'Blue Pearl' (which is not C. chrysanthus, but either a selection of C. biflorus or a hybrid of that with C. chrysanthus) as they are in different sections and have different chromosome numbers. And if you have enough C. baytopiorum to work with, you should just self it, because it is precious. 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. I think I have had volunteer hybrids in Section Crocus, with C. cartwrightianus as the seed parent. Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA