Drosera regia flower

Drosera regia flower#383584

By Shadowtski -  Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:52 pm
Location:  Zone 6A - SE. Wisconsin
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- Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:52 pm #383584

The first flower on my Drosera regia opened this morning.
Initially, the pollen was a solid block on the anthers.
At lunch time, it had ripened and you can see it looks fluffy and expanded.
I took a toothpick and tiny paintbrush and channeled my inner honeybee.
You can see the pollen grains on the stigmas in the last two photos.

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Re: Drosera regia flower#383585

By evenwind -  Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:01 pm
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- Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:01 pm #383585

Nice!

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Re: Drosera regia flower#383587

By Supercazzola -  Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:22 pm
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- Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:22 pm #383587

Great job, and awesome photos ! Thanks for sharing

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Re: Drosera regia flower#383590

By Darkroom Denizen -  Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:10 pm
Location:  Aiken, South Carolina
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- Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:10 pm #383590

Awesome photos! Hopefully you get a nice batch of seeds

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Re: Drosera regia flower#383596

By nimbulan -  Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:07 pm
Location:  Portland, OR zone 8b
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- Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:07 pm #383596

You'll want to try again later - the stigma aren't open yet. Generally you'll have the best results applying pollen from a fresh flower onto a day-old flower.

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Re: Drosera regia flower#383603

By Shadowtski -  Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:08 am
Location:  Zone 6A - SE. Wisconsin
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- Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:08 am #383603

nimbulan wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:07 pm You'll want to try again later - the stigma aren't open yet. Generally you'll have the best results applying pollen from a fresh flower onto a day-old flower.

Thanks.
I'll check and pollinate again, tomorrow.

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Re: Drosera regia flower#383622

By Matt -  Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:51 pm
Location:  near Festus, Missouri
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- Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:51 pm #383622

Great photos!!

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