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Info on parents of hybrids

I'm saving seeds from hybrid plants. There are two pieces of information which are hard to find: (1) What parents produced the hybrids, and (2) whether or not the seeds are sterile.

Does anybody know a good resource that tells the parentage of the hybrid? I would just like to know because it's fun to have an idea of what the offspring might look like. I've visited the company sites of some of the hybridizers, and they don't seem to have the information available.

Secondly, if the hybrid can be grown from seed, does that always guarantee that the seed of the plant itself will also be viable? I know some hybrids are propagated only by cuttings, but if the hybrid comes from seed, how do we know if it will produced viable or sterile seed?

For anybody who can help, THANK YOU!

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