Re: hybrids, ramblings, spare pollen

From: mburack at mindspring.com on 2001.06.22 at 16:03:09(6833) Marketable....maybe...... doable.......doubtful...... I have attempted hybridization of amorphophallus 9 times at this point...... It has never worked..... As I have said before..... probably the only shot of ANY kind of hybrid.... are "like" amorphs (ex. koratensis x opertus, paeoniifolius x prainii, etc.....) I have attempted those "long stretch" crosses (konjac x paeoniifolius, etc.... and they just dont seem to work). Everyone must understand that IF these plants hybridized easily.... you would see a slew of them from aroid aficianados..... notice how you dont see them very often....... thats because you can "throw a little extra pollen on something"..... but what you will most likely get will be an "infloresence with some pollen on it"....nothing more... +More aroid-l@mobot.org wrote: > One more note as I finish reading my messages this evening and this strong coffee. When you pollinate a titanum you will always have pollen to spare. Don't neglect to propagate the pure species, but why not throw the extra on a waiting konjac, or paeonifolius, albispathus, gigas, or Typhonium? Two words for you (despite Wilbert's objections) - extremely marketable. Bonaventure Magrys

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