Great summary of the project. I still hope you try a little bit of controlled hybridisation. At the very least you can tickle the flowers of alternating species with your fingertips on the weekends. Bees can be unreliable- often individual bees will specialise in one species or another. But as your species collection grows you can always put off hand pollinating to next season.
I would be interested in helping by growing some silverweed on my allotment. I am growing a variety of wild tomatoes and solanum at the moment which I hope to hybridise for novelty.
I'm near London. I have Miss Willmott Nepalensis from Etsy. I also have Potentilla Thurberi, Montenegrina, Rupestris and Pulvinaris seeds. I may try to grow some in Autumn.
Great summary of the project. I still hope you try a little bit of controlled hybridisation. At the very least you can tickle the flowers of alternating species with your fingertips on the weekends. Bees can be unreliable- often individual bees will specialise in one species or another. But as your species collection grows you can always put off hand pollinating to next season.
If you want some Icelandic provenance, let me know. :) It grows abundantly on my land.
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I would be interested in helping by growing some silverweed on my allotment. I am growing a variety of wild tomatoes and solanum at the moment which I hope to hybridise for novelty.
This would be useful, thanks. Where in the world do you live?
I'm near London. I have Miss Willmott Nepalensis from Etsy. I also have Potentilla Thurberi, Montenegrina, Rupestris and Pulvinaris seeds. I may try to grow some in Autumn.
Would be great if we could join forces, I'll ping you when I get some seed this autumn
Yes, a nice diversion. Thanks