Pygmy sundew hybridization attempt

Pygmy sundew hybridization attempt#381368

By Adelae -  Mon May 17, 2021 2:46 pm
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- Mon May 17, 2021 2:46 pm #381368

It looks like I'll have two species of pygmy sundew (helodes and pulchella) blooming at the same time over the next week or two. In fact, they each have a flower opening right now as I type.

I have no idea if they're compatible, but I'm gonna try and cross them because why not. Anyone have any tips on pollinating/germinating pygmy sundews? I assume they don't self-pollinate but I'll probably take the anthers off anyway.

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Re: Pygmy sundew hybridization attempt#383712

By Adelae -  Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:59 pm
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- Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:59 pm #383712

Update: I just picked through the first round of seed pods from this cross. The helodes x pulchella had nothing, but pulchella x helodes did have a few seeds! It's only 15 out of 4 pods, but they seem big enough to be viable. Gonna plant the 15 soon to see if I can get any sprouts : )

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Re: Pygmy sundew hybridization attempt#383713

By Panman -  Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:15 pm
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- Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:15 pm #383713

Good luck!

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