Sounds exciting! Can't wait to hear more info on this cross! Good luck! On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:58 AM Robert Lauf via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…