Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 14:01:40 PDT From: "Zachary Kaufman" <zkaufman@hotmail.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3174$foo@default> Subject: Sensitive Plant pollination
>
> Topic No. 13
>
> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:41:18 +0000
> From: Matt <drake@erols.com>
> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
> Subject: Pollination and Seedpods
> Message-ID: <33F87B2E.7718@erols.com>
>
> I pollinated my dionea (VFT) and it has produced seed pods. How do I
> know when to take them off the plant?
> also:
> Does anybody know how to pollinate Mucosa Pudica (Sensitive Plant).
> Its flowers have ALOT of pollen, but no stamen that I have noticed.
> How the heck do you pollinate a flower with no stamen!!!! :)
> Thanks
>
>
Take a small water color paint brush and gently flick it across the
pollen three or so hours after the flower has opened. If all goes
well you should see a small cloud of pollen go into the air. Seed
production should follow.
The flowers on these plants do not last long. At best I would say
you have a five hour window in which to pollinate them.
Good luck,
--Zachary--
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