N. cavanillesii crosses

N cavanillesii x n serotinus left side n cavanillesii x solar system right side

N. cavanillesii flowered three days after a heavy rain in southern Spain. Today, one month later I earned the seeds in the picture. The different pollen parents influence the size of the seed grains. The cross N. cavanillesii x N. serotinus can be found in the wild. Successful crosses with tetraploid standard daffodils are possible. The seedlings should be fertile because N. cavanillesii is also tetraploid.

Theo

1 comment for “N. cavanillesii crosses

  1. Theo,

    Very interesting – I had never thought that the pollen parent influenced the size of the seed – just that the influence came out in the progeny. We learn a little every day. Thanks for info – I’ll be observing in future.

    Best regards.

    Brian

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