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Chance Hybridizing

18 years ago

I have about 40 or so hosta plants and have hybridized iris plants in the past.

I have a lot of pods that have formed on my hosta this year and I was wondering what to expect if I harvested the seeds and planted them.

The bees have done all of the work...and I've done nothing.

Therefore, for example, I'm wondering if the pods on my "Halcyon" will mostly be "Halcyon" X "Halcyon".....or is there a good chance that the pollen could have come from any of the other 39 hosta that happened to be in bloom at the time.

If most are "H" X "H" what should I expect.....

Would my efforts be a waste of time this season?

NOTE: It appears to me that cross breeding hosta would be more difficult than cross breeding the iris (they are easy).

ANY THOUGHTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

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