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.
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