P. lusitanica x pumila

[FrankenSnyder]

Looks like my cross pollination of P. lusitanica and pumila has proved successful. Hard to believe. Hybrid plants are most like the P. lusitanica mother. The flowers have a bit more color, and are not producing seed.

 

[adnedarn]

Very cool, are you trying to cross them with eachother or something else?

 

[hcarlton]

Any closer-up shots of the flowers? I wouldn't expect those two to be compatible, since none of their relatives are.

 

[jeff 2]

Indeed, a macro photo of the flowers would perhaps be more informative.

 

[FrankenSnyder]

Thanks for the replies. I crossed the two to test relationship. Both are tiny annuals separated by the Atlantic. I figured lusitanica might be ancestral to pumila and could have crossed the ocean via the Columbus Route Current as so many other plants have done. Attached is a closeup flower photo of the possible hybrid, for your valued opinion.