The plant is a presumed intergeneric cross, and if I like the bloom I plan to patent it. As you probably know, to get a plant patent you need to have vegetatively propagated the new variety. The most interesting literature I have found describes doing in vitro t.c. using flower stems, which would be ideal because it doesn't involve any risk to the mother bulb. Although I have experience with in vitro techniques for seed germination, t.c. is new to me and I want to know what I'm doing before the thing blooms because obviously I'd need to be ready to rock and roll immediately while the tissue is fresh.
All the other suggestions are also intriguing and I'm absorbing everything so that I have a number of options to explore when the time comes. As always, the collective experience of our members is a great resource!
On Friday, December 1, 2023 at 10:34:41 AM EST, The Silent Seed via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
Bob,
I'm curious which Hippeastrum? In my experience most of them produce
multiple pups on an ongoing basis. Are you trying to explore new methods
for fun / research?
I've also heard an old wives' tale (?) that they produce even more pups if
they are planted deeper than not. (As in; down to the top of the bulb or
deeper, instead of having the bulb half exposed.)
Jude
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