> You asked me some months ago about Am. titanum controlled pollination, so
> here are the essentials on the pollination of your twins.
Scott,
Thanks for this aritcle on pollinating Amorphs. I found it very interesting.
I have to disagree with you somewhat. From my very limited experience of
pollinating Amorphs I have noticed 2 types of pollens. For the non-amateurs,
I will conitinue this thread in non-technical terms.
Amorphs such as A. paeoniifolius have a yellow, wettish, heavy type of pollen
that is rather difficult to work with. This type of pollen probably should
be handled as Scott stated. Amorphs such as A. konjac have a black, dust-like
type of pollen. I have kept A. konjac pollen in a plastic container in
the refridgerator for 1 year before using it and the results were near 100
percent successful. I have collected A. konjac pollen in a plastic container
and left it in the greenhouse without a lid on the container for 6 days and
it was still perfectly good. The greenhouse temps ranged from 45- 80 degrees
within the 6 day period.
If and when my lil titans come into bloom, I'll be following Scott's advice
and hopefully Donna's confirmation on Amorph pollination.
Alan
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