New and Unread Tree-Mails
Views: 362, Replies: 1 » Jump to the end |
Name: Keith West Babylon, NY (Zone 7a)              keithp2012 Aug 12, 2014 3:11 PM CST |
| If a hibiscus pollinated itself but hours later I rubbed different pollen from another plant will it still hybridize, |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!             Xeramtheum Aug 13, 2014 5:16 AM CST |
| It depends if the pollen you put on the pads 'take' or not. Here is what I do when I want to create a true hybrid - essentially the same technique with any flower. The night before a bud will open I cut open the bud and clip off all the anthers using cuticle scissors then bag the bud so no other pollen can get to it. The next morning I hand pollinate using the pollen I want to cross with then bag it again to make sure no other pollen can get to it and tag it. 24 hours later I remove the bag and keep my fingers crossed. "The Universe speaks in many languages, but only one voice. It speaks in the language of hope; It speaks in the language of trust; It speaks in the language of strength, and the language of compassion. It is the language of the heart and the language of the soul. But always, it is the same voice. It is the voice of our ancestors, speaking through us, And the voice of our inheritors, waiting to be born. It is the small, still voice that says: We are one. No matter the blood; No matter the skin; No matter the world; No matter the star; We are one. No matter the pain; No matter the darkness; No matter the loss; No matter the fear; We are one. Here, gathered together in common cause. we agree to recognize this singular truth, and this singular rule: That we must be kind to one another, because each voice enriches us and ennobles us, and each voice lost diminishes us. We are the voice of the Universe, the soul of creation, the fire that will light the way to a better future. We are one." G'Kar |
| « Garden.org Homepage « Back to the top « Forums List « Hibiscus forum |
[ Join now ]
