Rhodophiala hybrds
Cynthia Mueller (Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:15:17 PDT)
I put pink Rhodophiala pollen on a Hippeastrelia flower today, but that flower was pretty much over. About Dave Lehmiller's cross, it is described in two articles in Herbertia, vol. 66, pps. 325 and 335. The plants progenitors were Sprekelia howardii, S. Formosissima, Z. Traubii and Hippeastrelia, but he made numbers of combinations, and had other interesting variants besides the one in Tony Avent's blog, which is a charmer! Come to think, I do have two types of Habranthus blooming today, so they'll get pink Rhodophiala pollen, too.
Cynthia W Mueller
On Aug 25, 2016, at 9:17 AM, Cynthia Mueller <cynthiasbulbs@hotmail.com> wrote:
Dennis, I think today I'll put pink Rhodophiala pollen on an out-of-season Hippeastrelia flower in my garden (and vice versa). You never know...but the interesting cross that Dave Lehmiller made was between Sprekelia, Hippeastrelia and Zephyranthes traubii, I think. The Z. Traubii went a long way evidently in creating a small plant like a rain lily.
Cynthia W Mueller
On Aug 25, 2016, at 9:10 AM, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote:
So is it worth a shot to apply Sprekelia pollen onto Rhodophiala?
Hmmmm.... intriguing. I was hoping to replicate some crosses that have
already been done. I'm really disappointed Google isn't finding me any
photos.
Dennis in Cincinnati
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Lee Poulsen <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> wrote:
On Aug 24, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote:
Google tells me Rhodophiala has not been hybridized with Hippeastrum, but
it has been crossed with Habranthus. Does anyone know of photos of this
cross?
Dennis in Cincinnati
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Dave Lehmiller produced all kinds of intergeneric crosses between
Habranthus, Zephyranthes, Sprekelia, Hippeastrum, and Rhodophiala,
including several very striking tri-generic crosses. He has retired from
growing Crinum and these other species and sold or turned over almost all
of his stock to people like Herb Kelly. I saw some of this stock sold at
very high prices (in the hundreds of dollars per bulb) right before the IBS
went out of business.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a
Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m
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