or does it have to be the same species?
2007-12-30 11:29:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
No chance to produce a Dafforose or Roffidile!
The minimum affinity of plants to crossbreed is the same species.
To breed hybrids you need a certain compatibility of genes, even not always found in two genera of the same species. Therefore its a time consuming business, to find a healthy, breathtaking, brand new flower, everybody wants to buy.
Here some links about hybrid plants, their botany, classification, taxation and cultivation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_%28biology%29, chapter Hybrid plants,
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/hybrids1.htm
http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/leddy/hybrids.htm
2007-12-30 23:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by mejxu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cannot be crossed. The chromosome count doesn't match. It has to be at least as close as a species or a sub-species.
2007-12-30 19:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋