Re: [CH] C. pubescens

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Brent Thompson wrote
> Note 1: C. cardenasii crosses very readily with C.  pubescens.

Hi All
Thank-you for the information on the crossing. I was always under the
assumption that C. pubescens would not cross with any other species although
closely related to C. cardenasii and C. eximium. I would have been quite
happy to have had them together.
Do they cross both ways and are the results fertile?.

 > Note 2: most (but not all, fortunately) C. cardenasii accessions retain
the
> old wild trait of being self-sterile (hence 'takes two to tango'), so
> hopefully you have more than one seedling, just in case yours are normal
in
> this regard.
I had to run outside and check----yes I have 4 -- "phew"
 Have you any experience with wind pollination in the abscence of insects?
I have a tunnel house covered in wind-break cloth in a very sheltered area
so only light breezes can get in and no bees. It is 30ft long and would make
seed collecting so much easier if I could space them out and keep them pure.

Regards
Alan Portman
New Zealand

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