RE: Anthurium hybrids

From: Jay Vannini interbnk at infovia.com.gt> on 1999.09.13 at 15:42:55(3645) Robert: Thank you for your response. I suspected that my Anthurium x 'bullatus' = was incorrectly labeled (hence the ??) and was, in fact, A. x bullatum. = Mil gracias for the info. On the other two: if it is of any assistance, Anthurium Red Beauty is = supposed to be the offspring of a primary cross and has A. = papillilaminum as one of the parents. I'm not certain whether it is = TC-propagated or not, but mine show some variation in color, with one in = particular keeping the juvenile (blood red) leaf color. The other = hybrid, A. Hoffmannii also has a Cardiolonchium-group parent - very = dark-colored velvet leaf with contrasting veins. Mine looks very = different from a series Dewey Fisk showed me recently, so I am certain = that this plant is up from seed, or that the cross has been remade. The = southern Central American A. hoffmannii looks quite different indeed - I = am at a loss as to why anyone would use a perfectly valid species name = for a hybrid. I share your enthusiasm for species, preferably with locality or source = data attached. I think it is clear that the horticultural community has = a long way to go with improving the quality of some of these foliage = Anthuriums (line breeding, etc.). Nonetheless, I will admit that some of = these hybrids are handsome devils, too. Regards, Jay +More -----Original Message----- From: rharias@juno.com [SMTP:rharias@juno.com] Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 6:18 PM To: interbnk@infovia.com.gt Subject: Re: Anthurium hybrids Jay, I've been working on a list of anthuriums for a while now and have some partial answers for you. As to A. x 'Red Beauty' I haven't come across this name yet. As to A. x 'Hoffmannii' there is a species A. hoffmannii of which it could be. Or it could be a hybrid of A. hoffmannii and something = else. Sometimes hybridizers will list a hybrid on there tag Genus x species where the species listed is the seed producer. This is a very bad practice because it leads to this type of confusion. And as to A. x 'bullatus' this could be (is probably) A. x bullatum which is a hybrid between A. subsignatum and A. veitchii. I hope I haven't muddied the picture here. But hybrids will do that to you. "Viva la species!" Robert Arias Tampa FL rharias@juno.com

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