Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Crocus => Topic started by: Catwheazle on October 21, 2021, 04:39:39 PM
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Hi,
In m, garden C. ligusticus and C. banaticus are flowering now.
Is there a risk of hybrids?
How do they look like?
Greetings
Bernd
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I've never heard of, or seen, C. banaticus hybrids of any kind. This is not to say they don't exist - and I bet some people have tried to get hybrids!
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Thanks for your reply answer
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Are they not insect-pollinated? If so, the main thing will be how many insects are on the wing.
There are a small number of papers published online, covering VERY few species, that suggest that self-polination is rare, but otherwise pollination is not inhibited (implying that hybridisation is possible).
Maybe test the possibility by using a brush on just one or two marked flowers to transfer pollen between the two?
What species are involved in commercial varieties?
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I've never heard of, or seen, C. banaticus hybrids of any kind. This is not to say they don't exist - and I bet some people have tried to get hybrids!
You are right! I have tried crossing banaticus with different other species without any luck.
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Thanks, that calms me down. Because I don't want a hybrid