John Hunter has flowered many nice seedlings using pollen from his very fertile Emerald Sea.With a very limited pool of fertile jonquillas, a logical cross is with the very fertile Hillstar as a seed parent .Not quite as easy as it sounds as they flower , in our Kiwi season timing , usually about 6 – 8 weeks apart .John has made a lot of these crosses , with a high success rate , using stored frozen Emerald Sea pollen .Lawrence Trevanion has made similar crosses , with some attractive seedlings shown on his July 10 post .This cross is with J A H 47 – 88 C , a sister seedlng to Emerald Sea.
John has commented that one of the most notable traits of this cross is the very high flower rate .Both single and multihead stems have resulted ; all have produced many stems per bulb , flowering over quite a period .
Hi John,
Thanks so much for the post and photos. A lovely seedling set of John Hunter’s indeed! Wondered if you could give a rough idea of the range of stem and foliage height? Also general bloom diameter(s)?
I’m assuming these bloom in late winter/earliest spring. Do some of the progeny bloom in Season 1-2? Love to see photos when they come!!!
Thanks! Really wonderful things.
Steve