nadja77 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 So I have finally had a flower stalk from my H. heterodoxa and got ready to collect the pollen when the second flower started to open. I did a bit of research on the net and ended up trying the 'brute force' method since I did not have a tuning fork at my disposal! I got out my equipment and managed to collect a fair amount of pollen from the first flower. I am quite pleased that I managed to get some and will attempt to pollinate the second flower once it opens. It however occurred to me, that should anyone walk in on me, I might get a few strange looks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowwy Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 I'm sorry but I dont get your method. I have stored fresh anthers in fridge for 2 weeks (while waiting my flowers to open) and now I can't get pollen from them.I've tried varius metals in order to make buzz since I dont have a tuning fork but. Nothing. Did I store too long or maybe I should have collected pollen earlier? Please help me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'm interested to know how this brute force method works, cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy de kort Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 I have THE same problem for collecting pollen on my heliamphora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Hey Nadja, Your photobucket photo isn't showing up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyinsuffolk Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 You can get hold of tuning forks pretty easily on Flea-bay. I bought a "set" for £11 only. It contained 5 or 6 different frequencies. I started using the 250Hz fork but this didnt seem to work very well at all so I then switched to the 510Hz fork and the pollen flew out in huge quantities!! I have put the spare pollen in small open tubes, standing in a bed of dessicant beads, and then in a sealed tub, in the fridge. Stored like this the pollen remains viable for up to 12 months. Good luck all. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthesman Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Hello I am not to sure but i don't think you can self pollinate heliamphoras. Please correct me if I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzysio Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 He can not self pollinate heliamphoras, but the pollen from Heliamphora can be used without any problem, I use an electric toothbrush to get pollen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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