Philo pollination and scents

From: Brian Williams <pugturd at windstream.net> on 2011.06.15 at 04:30:05(22107) I have been attempting a few philodendron crosses and self pollination's the last few weeks. In the past I have never been able to produce any really viable pollen on the climbing philodendrons usually just a orange to red sticky like sap would form out of the spadix. A few days ago a crawling paddle leaf species Philodendron produce a nice large flower with actual pollen. I am not sure why it was able to produce pollen when for years my mature plants have never produced anything that I have noticed that looks remotely like pollen. I used it in a few crosses and was able to get what looks to be berries. As for the scents I have been amazed at the smells the Philodendrons produced at night. Philodendron cordatum produces a cinnamon nutmeg smell that completely smelled up an entire 100 foot long greenhouse. Tonight while out looking at the flowers the Philodendron giganteas were blooming they produced a pine cinnamon smell. Both flowers were giving off a bit of heat from the flowers here from around 9:30 to 12:30 I noticed this heat was given off for a few hours only. I would like to know if anyone has found the red to orange sap to actually contain pollen or if it is a sticky substance used to keep pollen on the bugs that would pollinate the plant? If so any suggestions on why my plants will not produce pollen? I have heard from friends that they also do not seem to find any string or dust like pollen on plants grown in Florida. Excluding the Meconostigma group. +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: brian lee <lbmkjm at yahoo.com> on 2011.06.16 at 15:11:37(22111) Dear Brian, Aloha. The resin allows the pollen to stick to the pollinators. I am not sure why your Philodendron subgenus Philodendron do not produce pollen. Mine have in Hawaii, but, I do not check all of my plants. I cannot tell you about Philodendron subgenus Pteromishum, as I do not grow that subgenus. Aloha, Leland HTML +More From: Brian Williams To: Discussion of aroids href="http://www.gizmoworks.com">www.gizmoworks.com> Sent: Tue, June 14, 2011 8:30:05 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Philo pollination and scents I have been attempting a few philodendron crosses and self pollination's the last few weeks. In the past I have never been able to produce any really viable pollen on the climbing philodendrons usually just a orange to red sticky like sap would form out of the spadix. A few days ago a crawling paddle leaf species Philodendron produce a nice large flower with actual pollen. I am not sure why it was able to produce pollen when for years my mature plants have never produced anything that I have noticed that looks remotely like pollen. I used it in a few crosses and was able to get what looks to be berries. As for the scents I have been amazed at the smells the Philodendrons produced at night. Philodendron cordatum produces a cinnamon nutmeg smell that completely smelled up an entire 100 foot long greenhouse. Tonight while out looking at the flowers the Philodendron giganteas were blooming they produced a pine cinnamon smell. Both flowers were giving off a bit of heat from the flowers here from around 9:30 to 12:30 I noticed this heat was given off for a few hours only. I would like to know if anyone has found the red to orange sap to actually contain pollen or if it is a sticky substance used to keep pollen on the bugs that would pollinate the plant? If so any suggestions on why my plants will not produce pollen? I have heard from friends that they also do not seem to find any string or dust like pollen on plants grown in Florida. Excluding the Meconostigma group. _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com href="http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l">http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --0-1053511895-1308237097=:39523-- --==============82476328806725089==

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