Hybrids??

From: "brian williams" pugturd50 at hotmail.com> on 2001.10.23 at 04:45:29(7654) Hello! I read in a e mail and on a website that Alocasia Hilobeauty was a cross between a caladium and a Colocasia? Also that Alocasia sarian was a hybrid between zebrina and Alocasia micholitziana. Now I am not sure who it was that made these claims or were they got their info. But it does sound possible? What do you think? +More _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.10.23 at 15:19:58(7656) Hello Brian, >>Hello! I read in a e mail and on a website that Alocasia Hilobeauty was a cross between a caladium and a Colocasia?<< I do not believe so, two different genera (at least in Aroids) do not +More 'cross' I THINK the only record is when Colocsia was 'crossed' w/ Alocasia, and these two are VERY closely related genera, may eventually ne combined into one. 'Hilo Beauty' will eventually reveal what genus it belongs to if and when we can get a bloom! On my new job location there are some BIG plants in the ground, so I HOPE that I will see a bloom when the season that they might bloom in (maybe spring?) comes around, IF I am still at that job! I am not up on all the Alocasia crosses, but where I work there are MANY hybrids within the Alocasias, and this makes sense, as they are all the same genus, and would be expected to 'cross' fairly easily. Keep in touch, Julius Also that Alocasia sarian was a hybrid between zebrina and Alocasia micholitziana. Now I am not sure who it was that made these claims or were they got their info. But it does sound possible? What do you think? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 2001.10.23 at 18:55:01(7660) In a message dated Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:47:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "brian williams" writes: > > > Hello! I read in a e mail and on a website that Alocasia Hilobeauty was a > cross between a caladium and a Colocasia? If so, then it is not an Alocasia; if designated by any genus at all, it would have to be Colocadium or Caladiocasia or some such melding of the two. Alocasia is a valid genus of its own, which cannot be created by hybridizing other genera. Jason Hernandez +More Naturalist-at-Large

From: Eric_L_._Schmidt/LEU/CYS/Orlando at priv.ci.orlando.fl.us.ci.orlando.fl.us on 2001.10.24 at 15:35:51(7670) I don't know any of the history behind Alocasia 'Sarian' but we have some growing here and they sure look like they have A. zebrina in them. How big will they get? we planted small ones out this spring and they are up 3-4' tall. They are very attractive but my favorite Alocasia is till A. 'Portora' and A. macrorrhiza 'Nigra'. Eric Schmidt +More Botanic Records Harry P. Leu Gardens 1920 N. Forest Ave. Orlando, FL. 32803 ph. # (407)-246-3749 fax # (407)-246-2849 www.leugardens.org

From: "Clarence Hammer" chammer at cfl.rr.com> on 2001.10.25 at 13:50:24(7682) Eric.....What's A. macrorrhiza 'Nigra'? This is a new one to me. Russ Sanford FL. +More ..........my favorite Alocasia is A. macrorrhiza 'Nigra'. > > Eric Schmidt >

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