need Heli minor pollination help

[klasac]

Hi!

I took some pictures today, my Heli has been blooming for a while now. Now I am waiting for the pollen from the first flower to ripen , so i can pollinate the second one. never done this, so if anyone has an experience doing this< I would be more than happy to learn how to do it
Here are the pictures

 

[BigBella]

Very nice H. minor there . . .

In the past, I've taken to rupturing some pollen sacs just to ensure that something was collected. Others utiize tuning forks or -- I am not kidding here -- the vibration of electric toothbrushes to collect it on sheets of filter or typing paper.

A clean sable brush can then be used to apply pollen to the receptive "girly" parts of the other flowers. I hope to be doing some of that in the weeks to come.

Sounds somehow dirty . . .

 

[Av8tor1]

good ref with images:

http://home.sdirekt-net.de/mwelge5/arten/heliamphora_Bluete.htm

old ref:
http://carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv08n3p90_92.pdf

Av

 

[klasac]

BigBella: thank you, it does sound a bit dirty but somebody has to do it
aviator: thanx for the linx, i had to play with german dictionary for a bit but i think i got the idea

 

[Jefforever]

Not to hijack a thread (well... I kinda have), but

Has anyone had experience storing heliamphora pollen?

Thanks,