nepenthe flowers differnce between male & female for Harris
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:39 am
Harris here is the pic's of the nep flowers showing the difference between male and female as we chatted about pic's as promised
Pic no.1 is newly opened female flower the receptors are sticky waiting for pollination they are only ready for a short time once the sticky is gone they can no longer be pollinated the flower has style extended from the ovary to the stigma which is showing and is the sticky part awaiting the pollen to be presented
no.2 is a flower pod that has been pollinated and starting to swell up with forming seed
no 3 and 4 are male flowers ready to give there pollen out , you can see they only do that a section at a time as the male flowers mature with loaded pollen , the stamen stands out leaving the anther prominent with pollen
J
Pic no.1 is newly opened female flower the receptors are sticky waiting for pollination they are only ready for a short time once the sticky is gone they can no longer be pollinated the flower has style extended from the ovary to the stigma which is showing and is the sticky part awaiting the pollen to be presented
no.2 is a flower pod that has been pollinated and starting to swell up with forming seed
no 3 and 4 are male flowers ready to give there pollen out , you can see they only do that a section at a time as the male flowers mature with loaded pollen , the stamen stands out leaving the anther prominent with pollen
J