How to Grow

Hybrid
Plants?
What are Hybrid
Plants?
A hybrid plant is a cross-bred plant
that is a result of gardeners cross-
pollinating two or more unrelated
plant species. Hybridization is done
by using the male part of one plant’s
flower (the stamen) to pollinate the
female part of a different plant’s
flower (the pistil), then harvesting the
fruit that the pollinated flower
produces and growing its seeds.
1. STARGAZER LILIES

2. SWEET CORN
7 Examples
3. OLYMPIA
of Hybrid
Plants
4. MEYER LEMON TREE
 5. POMATO

6. ARGEMONE MEXICANA

7. SUDACHI YUZU
Stargazer lilies:
Stargazer lilies are a popular
type of Eastern lily hybrids. It is
a hybrid between lilium auratum
and lilium speciosum. They have
large bright blooms in pink,
purple, red, and white, and they
are hardy growers that can
survive high temperatures.
Sweet corn:
Most corn grown for eating
in the US are hybrid breeds,
including sweet corn. The
hybrid sweet corn is easier
for home gardeners to grow
and is sweeter than
traditional corn varieties.
Olympia:
Olympia is a hybridized form
of spinach with dark green
leaves that grow vertically out
of the soil. Olympia spinach is
resistant to high temperatures
and can grow well through
spring, summer, and fall,
making it hardier than pure
spinach.
Meyer lemon tree:
The Meyer lemon tree
originated in China as a hybrid
of the traditional lemon tree and
the Mandarin orange tree. This
makes Meyer lemons sweeter
than classic lemons. Meyer
lemon trees can grow in warmer
climates than a regular lemon
tree and can grow well in pots.
 Pomato:
The pomato plant is a
cross between a
tomato and a potato.
The plant grows small
cherry tomatoes on its
above-ground vines
and white potatoes
below ground.
Argemone Mexicana:
The argemone
Mexicana is a species
of bright yellow poppy
that originated in
Mexico. It is an
extremely hardy
grower, tolerant of
drought and poor soil.
SUDACHI YUZU:
Sudachi yuzu trees are a
hybrid citrus plant that
crosses yuzu with
mandarin orange. The
fruit has become a
popular ingredient in
Japanese and Korean
cooking.
 How to
Hybridize
Plants?
1. Choose your male and female plants.
Once you've decided which plants you want
to hybridize, you will need to choose which
plant will act as the male and which the
female in the cross-pollination.
2. Remove the stamens from the
female plants. In order to prevent self-
pollination, you will need to remove the
stamens from your female plant.

3. Cross-pollinate your plants. Gather

the pollen from the stamen of the male
plant using a q-tip or cotton ball. Brush
the pollen onto the female plant’s pistil.
To prevent extra cross-pollination, cover
your female plant in plastic or a
transparent bag.
4. Grow and harvest the fruit. The fruit
that grows from the cross-pollinated
female plant will be the first hybrid
variety. The resulting seeds from the fruit
are called F1 hybrids (for Familial 1), and
you can plant these seeds the following
year to grow your first new plant.

5. Experiment. Successfully growing

cross-pollinated plants can take years
of experimentation to achieve the
desired effect. Try pairing plants that
have complementary colors or foliage
that
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