Fermi wrote: >>Many years ago an Australian chap called Bruce Knight in NSW didn?t believe that the so-caled ?Amargia? hybrids were the result of Amaryllis x Brunsvigia as he repeated the crosses to get quite different looking plants. He conducted many crosses and decided that the original crosses were probably Amaryllis x Cybistetes longifolia. Has anyone tried to re-create these? Great question! You, my friend, are perched on the edge of a rabbit hole that runs very deep and very twisted. It's a fascinating subject, but don't jump in if you're hoping for simple answers. About a decade ago, Jim Lykos posted a huge amount of commentary on the history of the xAmarygias, or multifloras, or whatever the heck we call them. A few examples: https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/… jct87jt6.html https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/… 8i7u72.html https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/… ajs9f21.html Short summary: He researched a lot of stuff, and it's really complicated (and fascinating, to me). Jim said in the message below that he was hoping to do that Cybistetes cross you mentioned. But I don't think he ever came back and told us if it happened: https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/… umiloji6.html Hey Jim, if you're still on the list, could you give us an update? Thanks, Mike San Jose, CA PS: I just noticed my first bud ever on a hybrid of Brunsvigia marginata x A. multiflora. I was told (by Jim Lykos) that cross has been done before, but I've never seen a photo of it. I'll post a photo when it opens. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…