Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Pollen can definitely become airborne - some can even travel over a mile with a good breeze going. I don't grow them in winter .. just don't have the room in the greenhouses ... when I move next Spring I'm getting a supersized greenhouse and probably will be growing some of the African MG's in winter like the Stictocardia.
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