JoeG
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Being new to having a nep male spike, I thought I would look at what the flowers looked like at different times. I looked around the site and saw some others already posted but these pictures are of sequential days. I was looking to see approximately what day the pollen looked/was ripe. I still don’t know. I’m hope you all can let me know. I feel like I’m over analyzing this. But It’s fun and let’s me use my camera.
Pictures 1 and 2 are on the second day the flower was open. I didn’t think about doing this until then. I didn’t figure out what the pearl like spots were until the next day.
Pictures 3 and 4 are the third day. The flowers are expanding and the pearly stuff appears to be nectar.
Pictures 5,6 and 7 are the fourth day. More expansion and fluffy. Also the stem has turned red. Is this a sign it’s ripe or just incidental?
At the least I learned about the structure of nep male flowers.
Pictures 1 and 2 are on the second day the flower was open. I didn’t think about doing this until then. I didn’t figure out what the pearl like spots were until the next day.
Pictures 3 and 4 are the third day. The flowers are expanding and the pearly stuff appears to be nectar.
Pictures 5,6 and 7 are the fourth day. More expansion and fluffy. Also the stem has turned red. Is this a sign it’s ripe or just incidental?
At the least I learned about the structure of nep male flowers.
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