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dansgrdn · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 875 Location: Z5, Chicago area

What's the weirdest cross you have a pod from this season?

Mine is 'Mouse Tracks' x 'Jade Cascade'

I had 'Mauii Buttercups' and ' JC' microbrushes in my mouth and grabbed the wrong one.
Of course that was the only pod that took Very Happy

Dan

Genealogist · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:44 am Post subject:

Given my passion for Jade Cascade, please keep us updated, Dan.

I have The Razor's Edge x Praying Hands (just made the cross).

Tirzah · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:06 pm Post subject:

Dan, my weirdest cross is my tiniest hosta x my largest hosta:

gracillima 'Betty Blake' x (Dorothy Benedict x 'Nigrescens')

This may be a forceps delivery!

Jojo

dansgrdn · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 875 Location: Z5, Chicago area

Thanks for the responses Dennis and Jojo.

Dennis, I like that cross a lot.

Jojo, I did a little small with big last year. I crossed Blue Mouse Ears with Niagara Falls and a few others that are excaping my memory. I ended with seedlings that didn't appear any smaller but did have better substance. Most of the BME crossed with other pollens looked like BME. Good luck with your cross, hope you get some surprising results Smile

P.S. I like your sense of humor.

Dan

wzbt03 · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject:

Dan - I think many of my crosses are odd ones and because I try some things that may not make sense to some people but make sense to me, I really don't consider them that odd.

I think that the ones that do not seem normal have the best chance of being unique.

druff · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 1562 Location: buffalo, mn

emerald necklace streaked (tardiflora f1 sport f1) x el nino (tardiana sport)

mrheinz77 · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 354 Location: Independence, Ia

I don't know how crazy it is but I crossed Tenryu to Cherry Berry and Cherry Berry Streaked to Tenryu. What I am hoping for is the tall scapes, upright form, and substance of Tenryu with Cherry Berry's red. I have never had successful crosses with Tenryu before but I have pods with both of these. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Genealogist · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:49 am Post subject:

Dan, I also have crossed Praying Hands with Sum and Substance. While Sum & Sub is known for not being very fertile, I have 9 pods on it so far from all the crosses that I have made this season, so maybe this will be the 10th cross that will take.

bambuda · Joined: 20 Dec 2009 Posts: 117 Location: Nelson NZ

Genealogist--Hope that Praying Hands gives you some viable seeds. Am hoping that one of my Gunther's Prize variegated seedlings will have a nice size and "fecundity", so am watching to see who else has success with S&S, or other related cultivars.
Please keep us posted, as your summer climate can be similar to ours. Am originally from Kent, is that anywhere near you?

rod · Admin Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 2318 Location: Iowa Z5

All crosses are fun and we all are looking for something different looking to some extent. Heck that is the fun of doing ones own crosses. The Dreaming. Very Happy

rudyfiedler · Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 38

Whiskey Sour X Rodefolia... (Rainforest Sunrise X Kiwi Leapfrog) seedling X Rodefolia... Bix Blues X Krossa Regal Working with mixing species a lot right now anyone else?

paphman · Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:16 am Post subject:

I guess I can weigh in with Baja White x Uncle Albert.

Jeff T