Deltatango301 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I suffer with hay fever moderately, last night was a bad night it has been dry here, not much rain hence my water butts are getting lower. I know tree pollen is getting worse in April. However how bad is Sarracenia pollen for hay fever sufferers, as I have been pollinating my flowers over the last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 never bothered me at all,i think the wind and dry conditions over the last few days will have more to do with it yes,i do suffer with hayfever, so i know what you mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Baba Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Hay fever is caused by plants which are wind pollinated such as grasses and trees . They have highly mobile pollen. It can also be caused by insect pollinated plants grown in large numbers ( e.g. Rapeseed) when the wind stirs up the flowers. Sarracenia pollen is unlikely to cause you problems unless you are growing large numbers outside, and you have developed an allergy to the pollen. Generally insect pollinated flowers have stickier less mobile pollen. As long as you aren't sticking your nose in the flowers to pollinate them you should be OK [emoji3]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Krelbourn Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 You have flowers that are open? up here in't North they're still as tight as ball bearings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 my sarracenia flowered in march. its possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) https://www.facebook.com/Deltatango301 Edited April 17, 2017 by Deltatango301 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Krelbourn Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 To be honest I have a flava that is very nearly out, but after that it will be a good week or so before anything else joins it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ahrens Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 This is such a specialist subject, I think that you may have difficulty in getting the answer that you need. I suppose if you have quite a large Sarry collection and you are in the greenhouse all day, it may affect you. I am lucky in that I don't suffer from hay fever, although after a full day in the marquee at Chelsea Flower Show, I sometimes feel a bit sniffy. It's nothing very serious though. It's a pity there isn't some kind of meter for measuring the pollen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Cheers for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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