Putative Calochortus amabilis C. elegans cross.

Jane McGary via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 02 May 2020 17:46:21 PDT
Were these plants growing together in nature, or in cultivation?

Mary Gerritsen, 2007:54, mentions "the rare natural hybrid Calochortus 
amabilis x C. tolmiei" as being "very similar to C. pulchellus." In my 
bulb house I have an example of what is probably another natural hybrid, 
C. monophyllus x C. albus, mentioned by Gerritsen 2007:68. She doesn't 
describe it, but my plant has numerous pale yellow flowers with pink 
zones around the gland. C. amabilis is also growing nearby, but the 
coloration suggests to me that C. monophyllus (which is bright yellow 
with darker zones) is the seed parent. The habit of the hybrid is like 
that of C. monophyllus, but the pedicels are not quite so erect. C. 
monophyllus has upfacing flowers, while C. amabilis flowers are pendent. 
C. pulchellus is also growing nearby, but I don't think it is involved 
with this hybrid.

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA


On 5/2/2020 9:09 AM, D V Andres via pbs wrote:
> Has anyone ever seen a Calochortus amabilis, C. elegans cross?
>
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