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Jul 14, 2015 2:18 PM CST
Name: Ashton & Terry
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dave said:
Ashton, there doesn't seem to be much published information about hybridizing crepe myrtles, but it should be a straightforward process. The pistils and anthers are fairly separate from each other on the flower, much like daylilies. I grow a lot of crepe myrtle seedlings but have never intentionally crossed any.


Dave,
I have searched and searched and have found nothing...
There is one article about "Developing new Crepemyrtles", but the link doesn't work. Sad
http://drcarlwhitcomb.com/The_...

I have noticed the pollen and pistils, maybe I'll just have to try.
I would think that marking each bloom that you crossed would be a chore, there are hundreds of blooms on each stem...
The pollen is hard as a rock, maybe it's needs to be dried for a day...
All the people that do Crepemyrtles are botanists I guess.
Kidfishing

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