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A Flower?
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Yes, you have a flower on hand and there should be others soon enough on the same scape! Congratulations and it is likely to send up a couple more. Mine have also been flowering a bit later this year year than in 2007 . . .
Congrats!
Don't you have to time it just right to pollenate them? Like the stigma isn't receptive when the anthers are ripe?
I hope you get seed.
Don't you have to time it just right to pollenate them? Like the stigma isn't receptive when the anthers are ripe?
I hope you get seed.
Yeah, leave it. The flowers are particularly cool looking, long-lasting (I had some for months in the past) and won't weaken the plant in any way -- unless you're planning on dividing it soon; in which case, the scapes are commonly removed to hasten rooting and recovery of the divisions . . .
The Savage Garden by D'Amato has some detailed info on how to pollinate Heliamphora, or at least I think so. I haven't seen my book for like over a year; I have no idea where it is.....
So yeah if ya have that book on hand, you should probably check it out if you want to bother getting seeds.
-Ben
So yeah if ya have that book on hand, you should probably check it out if you want to bother getting seeds.
-Ben
