Pollen in the mail!?

[greenhouseFrog]

So my Catasetum journey may be taking unexpected but interesting twist…I got a letter from the excellent grower and breeder that I got the ‘Doris’ Choice’ from and within a smaller envelope there was some flaky yellow stuff! I haven’t confirmed yet whether the flakes are pollen masses or seed, but I imagine they’re pollen masses because they’re yellow. I’m excited!

[isurus79]

Nice! I throw mine in some paper, put them in a prescription medicine container, and then in the fridge.

[greenhouseFrog]

Originally Posted by isurus79

Nice! I throw mine in some paper, put them in a prescription medicine container, and then in the fridge.

Hopefully a little of this goes a long way…If nothing gets in my way, I might use some in the morning and stash it in the mini fridge everybody forgot existed Thanks Stephen!

[greenhouseFrog]

I pollinated this morning—the photos show the leftover pollen, the flower with the pollen mass just seated in the little opening and another with the pollen fully seated within the opening. I didn’t wake up today knowing I was going to be doing this, but I got the go ahead from the source—having fun more than anything!

[greenhouseFrog]

Update: Both openings that the pollen was inserted to have now swollen shut and the fragrance has almost entirely disappeared! ‘We have liftoff’

[Dalachin]

What plant is the pollen from? Another Doris’s Choice, or something else?

[greenhouseFrog]

Originally Posted by Dalachin

What plant is the pollen from? Another Doris’s Choice, or something else?

Ctsm. John C. Burchett x Ctsm. Karen Armstrong; curious to see if I can actually pull this off

[Waterdog111]

Good luck!

[Dalachin]

Neat!