Re: crossing mexican Pinguiculas ...

Oliver Gluch (Oliver.Gluch@t-online.de)
Thu, 7 Nov 96 21:59 +0100


>Hi to all of you,
>I was trying to pollinate my P.hemiepiphytica, and by the way to cross it
>with P. moranensis. I know that P. moranensis must be cross pollinated so as
>to give seeds, so I wonder if it is the same for P. hemiepiphytica. The
>flower which has been pollinated with P. moranensis is now about to provide
>its seeds, does it means that the crossing succeeded ? Can P. hemiepiphytica
>be self pollinated ?

Hi (salut) Gilles,

I have tried to self-pollinate P. hemiepiphytica and the plant produced
some seed. If have not verified up to now if the seed is fertile or
not. But I will do it soon to see.

Regards,

Oliver

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