Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:34:39 -0700 From: Ivan Snyder <bioexp@juno.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2258$foo@default> Subject: re: Utricularia Hybrids
>My U.reniformis is now a regular flowerer /
>I have the smaller clone of this species to be!
>less reliable though did have the opportunity to cross the two forms
this year and now have a tray full of resultant >seedlings. /
>Regarding the other large flowered Utrics, I have found many of these to
be reliable flowerers once established with >U.humboldtii, alpina and
longifolia (the \221forgetiana' clone) flowering for me every year.
However U.nelubifolia seems >to be the easiest of all to flower with
several of my plants currently putting out spikes. The large form of
U.reniformis has >thrown out another spike quite late on in the year
(perhaps due to the poor summer we are having in the UK) which may >offer
the opportunity to generate P.reniformis X nelumbifolia hybrids.
>Cheers
>Loyd
Hi Loyd and all,
Brilliant! Good to hear someone is working on creating Utricularia
hybrids. I have not read about anything done in this area. I have heard
mention of a hybrid between U. humboltii and U. alpina, can you tell us
anything about this? Does such a hybrid exist? I think these two species
would make a fine hybrid. U. humboltii is interesting with its unusual
runner formation, while U. alpina is the most showy plant. What other
hybrids have you attempted?
Ivan Snyder
Hermosa Beach
California
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