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Old 08-14-2024, 09:30 PM
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So my Catasetum journey may be taking unexpected but interesting twist…I got a letter from the excellent grower and breeder that I got the ‘Doris’ Choice’ from and within a smaller envelope there was some flaky yellow stuff! I haven’t confirmed yet whether the flakes are pollen masses or seed, but I imagine they’re pollen masses because they’re yellow. I’m excited!
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Nice! I throw mine in some paper, put them in a prescription medicine container, and then in the fridge.
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Nice! I throw mine in some paper, put them in a prescription medicine container, and then in the fridge.
Hopefully a little of this goes a long way…If nothing gets in my way, I might use some in the morning and stash it in the mini fridge everybody forgot existed Thanks Stephen!
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I pollinated this morning—the photos show the leftover pollen, the flower with the pollen mass just seated in the little opening and another with the pollen fully seated within the opening. I didn’t wake up today knowing I was going to be doing this, but I got the go ahead from the source—having fun more than anything!
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Update: Both openings that the pollen was inserted to have now swollen shut and the fragrance has almost entirely disappeared! ‘We have liftoff’
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What plant is the pollen from? Another Doris’s Choice, or something else?
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What plant is the pollen from? Another Doris’s Choice, or something else?
Ctsm. John C. Burchett x Ctsm. Karen Armstrong; curious to see if I can actually pull this off
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