Re: Alocasia pollination

From: "Dr. Tom Croat" <tcroat at lehmann.mobot.org> on 1998.05.13 at 20:52:44(2115) Gabe: You can refrigerate pollen for a short time and it will remain viable. Pistils are receptive from the first opening of the spathe but are no longer receptive usually on the second day. Tom +More > Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 10:19:42 -0500 > Reply-to: aroid-l@mobot.org > From: Amy Schlapper > To: tcroat@lehmann.mobot.org > Subject: Alocasia pollination > Hi All, > I have an Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' with an open flower that is > shedding pollen and an A. amazonica 'African Mask' with a flower that is > about to open. Does anyone know if it would be possible to cross these > two, or if it would be possible to self pollinate either? Are the > pistils fertile before or after the pollen is shed? How long is the > pollen viable? If there is a way or ways to get seeds from either of > these plants what would be the best thing to try? If anyone has any > information that could help me, please e-mail on or off the list which > ever you prefer, but I really would like some insight here. > > Gabe Thomas > cdanielle@prodigy.net > >

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