"Don Hackenberry" donhackenberry@acsworld.com wrote: It's been on my mind for some years, tried crosspollinating with toothpicks, but never got to first base: wonder if it's possible to cross Hypoxis hirsuta and Rhodohypoxis baurii? The hoped for result is something like a slightly hardier Rhodohypoxis. ============== Google Rhodohypoxis x Hypoxis yeilds links for such crosses, such as a Rhodohypoxis baurii x Hypoxis parvula for sale at: http://bulbmeister.com/flowershop/sso2004/… Since H. parvula is South African and probably not as hardy as H. hirsuta, I doubt there is any increased hardiness with the bigeneric cross. ...and a photo at (watch for URL wrapping, also baurii is spelled wrong as bourii): http://members.home.nl/ellen.blom/Afbeeldingen/… 20x%20rhodohypoxis%20bourii_JPG_jpg.htm The following PBS discussion link has more information on "Rhodoxis hybrida" http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/old.php/… A webpage on South African Hypoxis (of which H. parvula is a member): http://www.plantzafrica.com/planthij/hypoxis.htm Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5 ============================================== >> web site under construction - http://www.plantbuzz.com/ << alliums, bulbs, penstemons, hardy hibiscus, western american alpines, iris, plants of all types!