There are hybrids between Manfreda and Agave, Manfreda and Polianthes and hybrids between the three: http://flickr.com/photos/jonsplants/… I suspect that Agave will successfully cross with Polianthes given the right species both flowering at the same time (can be difficult to achieve). Jon Fayetteville, Arkansas > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:54:47 -0400 > From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> > Subject: [pbs] transitive law of hybridization > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: > <CAKjnnTwuQHq=AsMcHgd4ce_vCR2k=nX=j4Hq8Btga7y5xf9V4A@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I assume such a law doesn't really exist. However, I just realized > something. > > There's "lots" of hybrids between Manfreda and Agave. > And there's also hybrids between Manfreda and Polianthes. > > So are there any hybrids between Agave and Polianthes? > > Google seems to say that Manfreda and Polianthes used to be lumped > into Agave. But I am talking about Polianthes and Agave as they exist > today. Are there hybrids between the two? (Like P. tuberosa and A. > americana, or whatever) > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 104, Issue 9 > *********************************** >