Will my Drosera flowers produce seed?

Will my Drosera flowers produce seed?#357802

By sanguinearocks101 -  Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:31 pm
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- Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:31 pm #357802

Hi I’m worried that my D. filiformis Florida Red won’t produce seed on some of its’ flowers. The sepals are turning black before the ovary is pushing up above the sepals. I would take a picture but I don’t think my phone camera could take a good picture.

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Re: Will my Drosera flowers produce seed?#357815

By hungry carnivores - Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:22 pm

- Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:22 pm #357815

Then they're not. Did you hybridize, self it? Did you leave it outside? There are many factors here.

Re: Will my Drosera flowers produce seed?#357835

By sanguinearocks101 -  Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:02 am
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- Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:02 am #357835

I pulled off the petals to collect pollen from them easier on the ones that are acting weird. I also selfed all the ones that are weird and probably a few others. After that I let them self pollinate and there is a very very very very small chance of there being intermedia and capillaris hybrids.

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Re: Will my Drosera flowers produce seed?#357842

By ChefDean -  Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:36 am
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- Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:36 am #357842

From what I have read, D. Filiformis Filiformis is self pollinating, I don't see any reason D. Filiformis Floridana (Florida Red) would be any different.
Removing the petals would prevent them from self pollinating. Since everything is so small in their flowers, hand pollinating can be difficult.
If you have more flowers stalks waiting to bloom, maybe let them do their thing solo. Try to mark which ones they are and see if nature does its thing.

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Re: Will my Drosera flowers produce seed?#357846

By sanguinearocks101 -  Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:22 am
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- Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:22 am #357846

I only removed the petals on a few so hopefully I get seeds from the others. The ones I pulled the petals off I tried to pollinate them myself, maybe I did it wrong.

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