I. paradoxa
f. choschab |
f. mirabilis |
f. violacea |
Collected near Julfa |
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Click on the thumbnails to see larger versions of the photos. Among collectors, I. paradoxa has been one of the most popular of the onco species -- relatively easy to grow and with a wide range of forms. Among hybridizers, it has been much less popular -- probably because its unique proportions do not mix well with those of other species. I. paradoxa contributed significantly to the aril gene pool, but few of its descendants are available today. As one of the more northern species, however, it does have relatively cold-hardy traits to contribute to the arilbred gene pool. Most of its arilbred offspring were produced in the era of the diploid oncobreds and apparently few survive. More recently, however, it has entered the halfbred gene pool through Don Ricardo and its offspring, Dorcas. Dorcas' halfbred offspring include Looking for Lydia, Springtime Banner, Study in Amethyst, and Work of Dorcas. There are also two 3/4-breds, Armenian Descent and Israeli Rose, that may have enough fertility to be useful in these lines. |
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I. Paradoxa Crosses |
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Oncocyclus Hybrids
CHARMING CHICK JP-82-3: (I. samariae x I. paradoxa) X Visiting Queen. IB-PARAD I. iberica X I. paradoxa. No known descendants. PARADIB I. paradoxa X I. iberica. No known descendants.
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Regeliocyclus ASTARTE I. korolkowii var. concolor X (I. paradoxa x I. iberica). No known registered descendants.CAMILLA I. korolkowii X I. paradoxa. Only known descendant: PERSIAN ROYALTY. CLOTHO (I. korolkowii x I. paradoxa) X Artemis. Only known descendant: MINI PEARL. CLYTEMNESTRA I. korolkowii var. atropurpurea X I. paradoxa. FELICITAS AR I. korolkowii var. concolor X (I. paradoxa x I. iberica). No known descendants. FIRST SERGEANT I. camillae X I. paradoxa. No known descendants. HERA I. stolonifera X (I. paradoxa x I. iberica). Known descendants: Antenia, Tantalizer and Yera. PARKOR I. paradoxa X I. korolkowii. No known descendants. SIRONA Three different pedigrees have been published for this one: 1) I. korolkowii var. Leichtliniana X I. paradoxa; 2) I. lortetii X (I. stolonifera leichtlinii x (I. paradoxa x I. iberica)); and 3) (I. lortetii x Leichtliniana) x (I. paradoxa x I. iberica). Known descendants: Dear Me and Regal Plus |
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HALFBREDS DON RICARDO Par-Pall X Ib-Mac. Only known descendant: Dorcas. DORCAS . Don Ricardo X (Imam Salah x Leo Tee). Fully fertile amphidiploidlike hybrid with many registered descendants. HAMADAN I. paradoxa X I. pallida. Relatively infertile diploid. No known descendants. LADY LILFORD I. paradoxa X I. pallida. I've been able to identify two chromosome-set quarterbreds, Cactiforium and Emily Pyke, that came from Lady Lilford, which was counted as an amphidiploid. Although I have not seen either of them, if they still exist they should provide insight into the inheritability of traits from I. paradoxa. PARACINA I. paradoxa X Sambucina. No known descendants. PARPALL I. paradoxa X I. pallida. There has been some debate as to whether this or Lady Lilford (which has the same pedigree) was the parent of Don Ricardo. PARSAM I. paradoxa X Sambucina. No known descendants. PARVAR . I. paradoxa X I. variegata. No known descendants. SHUSHAN (I. paradoxa x I. iberica) X I. variegata. No known descendants. |
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