Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?

Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#391586

By Apollyon -  Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:07 pm
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- Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:07 pm #391586

I love the color of cyclosecta and it seems to carry over. I haven't seen this cross before. I also have a Laueana flowering. I'm looking at them like "oh, they're here, should I?"

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#391588

By ChefDean -  Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:11 pm
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- Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:11 pm #391588

Why not?
The worst that could happen is non-viable seeds are produced.
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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#391593

By Lain -  Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:30 pm
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- Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:30 pm #391593

Yes yes yes! That would look so pretty if it worked!

Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392475

By Apollyon -  Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:57 pm
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- Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:57 pm #392475

So far so good. Looks like the bud is starting to swell. Hopefully it holds up

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392477

By Panman -  Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:43 pm
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- Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:43 pm #392477

I just tried selfing my agnata x gypsicola.

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392479

By Apollyon -  Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:06 pm
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- Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:06 pm #392479

Hope it works out. Pirouette has me inspired. I want to make a wild complex hybrid. Couple years from now I hope to cross with gypsicola if it pans out. have some large blue kraken looking plant

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392486

By ChefDean -  Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:35 pm
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- Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:35 pm #392486

OK, how do you guys do it? I've tried with my Ping and I really can't see any of the structures to reliably do it. I've researched and found some tips, most say remove the petals to se better, but I still cannot. Now that I got my wife a couple Pings, I probably want to try again. But, if I can't see anything, I don't know where to gather or deposit pollen.

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392492

By Apollyon -  Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:52 pm
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- Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:52 pm #392492

Well when you tear the flower pull it gently so the structure is intact. on the underside, you'll see a kind of flap, the stamen/pollen is hiding underneath it. what I ended up doing was taking a pair of tweezers and pulling the stamen off and rubbing the pollen on that flap itself. Topside. I'll tear another flower and see if I can get a macro

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392667

By ChefDean -  Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:13 pm
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- Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:13 pm #392667

Ahhhhhh. It's pretty much done for now, I'll try to get a better magnification next time. Thanks.

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#392678

By madrone -  Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:01 am
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- Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:01 am #392678

Love these forward-looking plans for a purple-blue krakeney plant/flower! Unfortunately both my cyclo and my gigantea are sulky in my conditions, but you know what?! Hybrid-vigor! Cyclo crosses don't seem to pout in my conditions. Look forward to seeing what you come up with!

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Re: Should I attempt Cyclosecta x Gigantea ?#394055

By jeff -  Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:55 pm
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- Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:55 pm #394055

here a cyclosecta x gigantea
http://cpphotofinder.com/pinguicula-x-c ... 21432.html
a gigantea x cyclosecta
http://cpphotofinder.com/pinguicula-x-g ... -3711.html

see here for the pollenisation

http://www.pinguicula.org/A_world_of_Pi ... uicula.htm

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