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Specific Families and Genera => Meconopsis => Topic started by: Tristan_He on October 09, 2016, 07:01:10 PM

Title: Evergreen monocarpic Meconopsis hybridisation
Post by: Tristan_He on October 09, 2016, 07:01:10 PM: Hi there,

Does anyone know what the pattern of compatibility between the evergreen Mec species is? I have a few plants in the garden that haven't flowered yet and am keen to maintain clean stocks. At the moment I have M. wallichii, seed of M. paniculata which I haven't sown yet, and some garden hybrids of uncertain parentage obtained as "M. regia" (but are clearly not that species).

Would M. paniculata and M. wallichii cross or can I safely grow these together and keep them distinct?

Thanks, Tristan
Title: Re: Evergreen monocarpic Meconopsis hybridisation
Post by: Tristan_He on October 10, 2016, 09:11:56 PM: Found a reference here that sort of answers this:

Grey-Wilson & Mitchell Sibbaldia article 2007 (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjj54LvhNHPAhWJKsAKHTqsAroQFggfMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.rbge.org.uk%2Findex.php%2Frbgesib%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F12%2F12&usg=AFQjCNG5_5_iZVMp8ye1l2Ge-BPLspX0KA&bvm=bv.135258522,d.ZGg)

But still interested in others' views!
Title: Re: Evergreen monocarpic Meconopsis hybridisation
Post by: Maggi Young on October 10, 2016, 09:17:57 PM: Tristan, I presume you had a look here.... http://meconopsisworld.com/Hybrids_species_M.html (http://meconopsisworld.com/Hybrids_species_M.html)
and here http://meconopsis.org/pages/cultivate3.html#raisingseed (http://meconopsis.org/pages/cultivate3.html#raisingseed) to see if there was anything to help you?
Title: Re: Evergreen monocarpic Meconopsis hybridisation
Post by: Tristan_He on October 10, 2016, 09:33:35 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on October 10, 2016, 09:17:57 PM
Tristan, I presume you had a look here.... http://meconopsisworld.com/Hybrids_species_M.html (http://meconopsisworld.com/Hybrids_species_M.html)
and here http://meconopsis.org/pages/cultivate3.html#raisingseed (http://meconopsis.org/pages/cultivate3.html#raisingseed) to see if there was anything to help you?

Thanks Maggi. I'm a member of the Mec group and regularly access the website. I also frequent James Cobb's website but had never seen this page before - I find it very difficult to navigate and always seem to end up on the 'blog' pages where I can't find anything! Still, it's a magnificent resource.

Although most Mec websites warn about the risks of larger monocarpic species hybridising, they are a bit vague about which actually do hybridise. Lists of hybrids are a slightly different thing, as just because a hybrid has been recorded doesn't mean it is particularly likely to occur. I have the impression that I should avoid growing more than one of M. paniculata, staintonii, napaulensis and regia though. Likewise integrifolia and sulphurea presumably.
Title: Re: Evergreen monocarpic Meconopsis hybridisation
Post by: Maggi Young on October 10, 2016, 09:39:56 PM: That would be my take - but I'm no expert.
Title: Re: Evergreen monocarpic Meconopsis hybridisation
Post by: ichristie on October 14, 2016, 07:07:39 PM: Hello I have grown monocarpic Meconopsis for several years not so many now but in the past have flowered M wallichii white muddy pink and shades of blue have several young plants in the garden just now must get pictures. I am pleased to hear you are a member of The Meconopsis Group best bet is to contact Ian Scott seed manager, cheers Ian the Christie kind