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 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/