Don, Mark and all, Rhodohypoxis baurii is supposed to be somewhat hardy, and we have cold-hardy native Hypoxis, so breeding hardy, multicolored hybrids would be a nice idea. A South African Hypoxis I have sets seeds all by itself every summer, blooming in a pot on my deck. These seeds appear in the pots around its pot from time to time as seedlings. Are Hypoxis a bit on the weedy side? I winter this Hypoxis in its pot, dry under a bench in the greenhouse. I tried one of its siblings in the rock garden over winter -- it did not survive. Jim Shields in central Indiana At 08:05 PM 3/2/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Mark and All, > > 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. > >Best, > >Don > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA