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Jul 28, 2014 7:30 PM CST
Name: Tina
Where the desert meets the sea (Zone 9b)
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Cool. The couple I've seen were also just very stunted, pointy-ended, and looked like no openings. But, now I know to go ahead and check when I find it, since I can't pollinate anyway. Having seen a photo of an ovary cross-section, I checked it out myself when a bloom got knocked off accidentally and presented me with a first-hand chance to learn in my own garden. It seemed like I could see the rows of nascent seeds just waiting for fertilization, and it instantly gave a three dimensional sense of what the inner workings are like. Sharp knife, down the middle, the two sides opened to reveal some wonders.

Ah, called seed cells ... a nice set of pics on AHS.

http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_d...
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of old; seek what those of old sought. — Basho

Daylilies that thrive? click here! Thumbs up
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