I have recently become interested in the possible shapes of calyptratum hybrids.

Even if he had both parents.

Yes, and it should be borne in mind that calypratum flowers

have the smell of burning plastic.

Many people like a Hippeastrum with fragrance... but perhaps that's not the fragrance most have in mind.... :) .... I was imagining that perhaps calyptratum might endow its hybrid offspring with more upward tilted flowers,

Joey, Google Fall Star which appears to be an aulicum x calyptratum hybrid and I'm told it really "stinks" as does calyptratum...mine has jet to bloom. Also, I think you may find some on the internet if you just Google calyptratum crosses.....

I have some seedlings of Evergreen and Papilio (doran) and some Evergreen (self). They were started this year so have some time to go before flowering. I was hoping with the Papilio cross to get some of the shape and striping from Papilio and get more flowers from Evergreen. Hoping also to keep the multi colors from Papilio, but we will have to wait and see. These are the only Evergreen crosses I have.

My calyptratum lived, pupped and died. - J

Jody,

I'm not having the best of luck with calyptratum either. I have two of them, one is just languishing and the other is growing 4 nice strong leaves, both were healthy bulbs from the start, from Komoriya. Both growing in the same type pots and the same soil, go figure! I will admit though that one of them was the yellowish colored one and the other the normal green, both bloomed and now I don't know which is which!!

Then I bought a tiny one from Telos and so far, that is still alive....

Donna

Evergreen x papilio is somehing I also have wanted to try and I hope to the maiden blooms of your cross in the next few years. If my papilio blooms this year, I will try to use Graffiti as a pollen parent.