I might have a hard time of having two plants of either A or B flowering much less at the same. I might get one of A and one of B flowering at the same time. I wonder if the pollen can be stored for a few weeks?
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Heeeeelp...... I just received GA3 for Byblis hybrid seeds....
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Re: Pollen storage
Only one way to find out
Only one way to find out
Get a tuning fork or catch a bee and put it against the anthers to save some pollen.
make tip cuttings and have the main plant send out two laterals and triple the chances that one or more stems has a flower. reminds me I need to sow my seeds soon. was waiting for things to warm up here...
jimscott
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I'll have to try that. In the meantime, at another location of the main stem, a second flower bud has emerged. I just wish the other mature, viable plant would get its act together! They are the same age...
Pop an antihistamine before you start collecting the pollen. Seriously, just reading this thread is getting my nose itchy and eyes watery! I am definitely getting a mask next season when the flowers of the new set of plants are blooming.
I am beginning the miss the smaller self-pollinating B. liniflora...
I am beginning the miss the smaller self-pollinating B. liniflora...
B. 'Goliath' x guehoi
I don't see the pulvinus as seen by Brian Barnes and Siggi Hartmeyer on B. 'Goliath'
There's a lot of variability among the plants:
(same plant as above, no branching)
Plenty of branching on this one:
No branching on these:
(two plants)
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B. guehoi - a lot of variability here too
"A" out of 8 only 2 survivors, this one went downhill recently
"B" again only two survivors
This is the only one of the B. guehoi to show any branching so far.
I don't see the pulvinus as seen by Brian Barnes and Siggi Hartmeyer on B. 'Goliath'
There's a lot of variability among the plants:
(same plant as above, no branching)
Plenty of branching on this one:
No branching on these:
(two plants)
====================================
B. guehoi - a lot of variability here too
"A" out of 8 only 2 survivors, this one went downhill recently
"B" again only two survivors
This is the only one of the B. guehoi to show any branching so far.
B. 'Goliath' x guehoi
Almost, maybe for Easter Sunday
there are at least 3 more buds on the same plant (one behind the curled leaf)
Second, much small plant, no branching as of yet
Now I can see why Hollywood and artists usually depict the flower as the trapping/eating part of "man-eating" plants.
I wonder if these hybrids are fertile and self-compatible. Perhaps not self-pollinating though.
Almost, maybe for Easter Sunday
there are at least 3 more buds on the same plant (one behind the curled leaf)
Second, much small plant, no branching as of yet
Now I can see why Hollywood and artists usually depict the flower as the trapping/eating part of "man-eating" plants.
I wonder if these hybrids are fertile and self-compatible. Perhaps not self-pollinating though.
That might be a plan. I have to find that battery powered toothbrush I have somewhere. The rechargeable ones died not to long ago. I wonder if a cell phone set on vibrate would do the trick? But then if you are allergic to the pollen you may not want to put a pollen covered cell phone anywhere near your mouth and nose.
You can probably rupture the pollen sacs by rubbing the anthers vigorously with a watercolor paint brush.
I used a pair of tweezers and flicked the anthers a few times. The pollen would then land on the petals. That's how my pollen allergy started...
In your conditions, it should be easier as the RH is lower. I couldn't get much pollen from the B52's since the RH was above 85% during the past few weeks.
In your conditions, it should be easier as the RH is lower. I couldn't get much pollen from the B52's since the RH was above 85% during the past few weeks.
