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Seedy Subjects! => Seed Exchange => Topic started by: Hans J on August 01, 2008, 08:53:35 PM

Title: seeds of Hippestrelia aviable
Post by: Hans J on August 01, 2008, 08:53:35 PM

Hi all ,

My pollination ( selfed ) of my Hippestrelia was succsessfull - now I can offer seeds !
I dont know whats comes out from this seeds ....maybe a Hippestrelia ,maybe Spekelia,maybe Hippeastrum ....

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1796.msg48587#msg48587

If anybody is interestet feel free to send me a PM

Best wishes
Hans

Title: Re: seeds of Hippestrelia aviable
Post by: Carlo on August 01, 2008, 09:16:34 PM

She is beautiful...regardless of what you call her...

Title: Re: seeds of Hippestrelia aviable
Post by: Paul T on August 02, 2008, 12:05:13 AM

Hans,

That is a particularly nice form too.  Some are more towards the Sprekelia parentage, whereas that one has lovely wide petals.  From memory from other lists the seed of these throws pretty much true.  It seems a real surprise to me, as I would have thought it "should" throw back to either parent, but at least someone has commented that theirs were all true.  It was a few years ago and I don't recall which gardening list it was on.... I filed it away mentally at the time as it was such a surprise.

Title: Re: seeds of Hippestrelia aviable
Post by: ashley on August 14, 2008, 12:44:40 PM

I have a few Hippeastrum papilio seeds which might not live until the exchange, so PM me if you'd like them.

(Apologies for offering them here rather than in a new thread)