From Hippeastrum: The Gardener's Amaryllis by Veronica M. Reed (Timber Press): "After a new Hippeastrum is selected, it is propagated by chipping and twin scaling. Once stocks have reached 100-1000 bulbs, commercial production can begin. Within only two years of twin scaling, stocks will have reached 30,000-40,000 bulbs. Promising hybrids may become commercially available within 4-5 years following the final selection." Nick On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM Tim Eck via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I am curious about the way commercial named hybrids are propagated and I'm > certain there are very knowledgeable people on the listserve. > The two most likely ways are cloning, whether with offsets, chipping, or > micropropagation and initial inbreeding to an essentially homozygous > condition followed by self-pollination and seed propagation. > I'm mostly interested in hippeastrums but any information is good > information. > I would be grateful for any insights, > Tim > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…