Les & Ann, you are on the right track. Sarc hartmannii x hartmannii remains a species, as does Soph coccinea x coccinea. Any species crossed with itself or two different clones of the SAME species are mated, continue to be species. One may question this to remain so when you look at the difference in flower quality in Odm crispum of today and a plant from the wild. The genuine plant from the wild is one of the worst flowers you could see for an Odont whereas the clones of today have the equal or better shape than some of the best hybrids. This of course is done by selective breeding over a long period of time. As suggested by many, ' we are improving on nature rather than wait for nature to do it.' I always ask how far we can go before we have actually created a hybrid? ROY
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