Cross Pollination ???

Cross Pollination ???#259285

By Alex2893 -  Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:15 am
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- Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:15 am #259285

Im just trying to figure out how this works for Venus fly traps.

If i took the pollen from my Alien for example and put it on the flower on my werewolf would i then get a Alien X werewolf seeds. Or is it not that simple ? I just want to know if its worth it or not to let some of my plants flower and try cross pollination?

Re: Cross Pollination ???#259286

By Leathal_Traps -  Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:18 am
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- Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:18 am #259286

It is as simple as that, all vfts can be crossed with each other. The only thing is that you need to make sure that the stigma is receptive ( it will have a fuzzy look to it when it is) when the pollen is applied.

Re: Cross Pollination ???#259341

By Matt -  Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:33 pm
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- Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:33 pm #259341

Alex2893 wrote:If i took the pollen from my Alien for example and put it on the flower on my werewolf would i then get a Alien X werewolf seeds.

If you took pollen from Alien and used it on a Werewolf flower, that would actually be Werewolf x Alien. The name of the mother plant always goes first in the cross.

Otherwise, yes, it's as simple as cross pollinating the flowers and collecting the seed!

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Re: Cross Pollination ???#259379

By Alex2893 -  Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:03 am
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- Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:03 am #259379

Thats Matt. Ill give it a try

Re: Cross Pollination ???#259380

By Alex2893 -  Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:08 am
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- Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:08 am #259380

Thats Matt. Ill give it a try

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