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S_Oregon_CP

Bio is my life!
I am interested in Drosera pollination. I have several Drosera flowering right now such as capensis, spatulata, spatulata fraser island, spatulata x capensis, venusta, capillares, omissa x pulchella, nitidula x pulchella, and my adelae. Can I pollinate any mix I want for seed? which ones do not cross pollinate? I am interested in mixing venusta x capillares as they both color very nicely in direct sun.
 
The main factors you need to follow for success with hybridization include:
Plants must have a close relation (ie. similarity/location).
Chromosome counts are also important-here's a good list to get you started
But there are no guarantees. You could give the D. venusta x D. capillaris a shot, but I've never heard of a success story with that one. I know that D. capillaris isn't from South Africa, so that may not be compatible. A possiblility that may work better is D. venusta x D. capensis since they are both from South Africa.
Good luck!
Aaron
 
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