Dicon Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) Welcome to the Nepenthes Species Sex Register. The aim of the Register is to make finding a mate for your flowering species a little easier. The list can be used by anyone seeking a mate for their plants. This Register is a little different from previous pollen registers, in that it will constantly display a list of mature plants of known gender, whether currently in flower or not, and will be managed to keep it up to date. Anyone seeking a mate for their flowering plants can browse the list to see if there are any opposite sex plants available in cultivation to match up with. When you find what you are looking for, you can simply contact the grower directly. *****************************Please add your plant to the list first ************************* The list also shows the clone and source information when available, and all contributors are encouraged to habitually record as much source information as possible. (All information supplied is of course voluntary) The date a plant last flowered is shown, and importantly, whether pollen has been stored. The storage of pollen is likely to be a major feature of the success of this register and is to be encouraged in order to widen the window of opportunity, and to that end, you will find below the list, a method of good practice for the collection and storage of viable pollen. To add your plants to the Nepenthes Species Sex Register, just e-mail your name to [email protected] and I will send a simple form for you to fill in and return back to me…..easy. TO SEE THE LIST SIMPLY CLICK ON THIS LINK (when prompted, select OPEN) http://dl.dropbox.co...IC Nep List.xls Pollen Storage The successful collection and storage of pollen is an important factor to consider when offering your pollen to a potential mate. Nothing can be worse than waiting patiently for pollen to arrive to fertilize your pride and joy female Nepenthes, only to find (usually much later) that what came in the post that exciting day was not viable, and stood little chance of having been so. It is not through lack of enthusiasm or just carelessness, it is just not knowing the best methods for success. The following method is a guide to better success. It may be updated from time to time to reflect further proven methods, but for now, it is the best we can suggest. Q. When is pollen ripe and ready to collect? A. When a flower first opens, it is quite hard and when viewed closely, has the vague appearance of a minute brain, with clearly visible ridges and furrows. This is not ripe. See the newly opening flowers to the left below. However, once the pollen ripens (this may take a few days) it clearly fluffs up, and when touched will leave a yellow mark on your finger. See flowers to the right above Each flower will produce pollen over a few days, and this may start to drop from the flower. This pollen will be viable for several days. Now is the time to collect. At this point you have a choice, If you are ready to send the pollen immediately to someone waiting, you can simply snip a couple of flowers and post them. Or better still make a Shake The Tree collection. Simply take a square of foil, and crease one edge to form a channel. Hold under the flower spike and tap gently to release pollen which will fall and collect on the foil. Tip up the foil and gather the pollen in the channel, then tip onto a fresh piece of foil. The reason for this is that you may find that nectar falls from the spike as you tap it, trapping some of the pollen on the foil. Discard this as it will encourage fungal growth and collect only the free moving pollen grains onto the new piece of foil. If you are ready to send the pollen immediately to someone waiting, simply seal a portion in a foil wrap and post fresh. You may also store some in the refrigerator at about +4C for a few weeks. For longer periods, you may freeze the pollen at about -20C. Before freezing (the current line of thinking is to) allow the pollen to dry out slightly, in a warm place, such as an airing cupboard for a couple of days. For this, I scrunch up the foil to make a “doormouse nest” so that the grains are not blown away, but moisture can escape. When dry, foil wrap in portions, place in a small airtight container with a packet of silica gel crystals (found in electronics packaging etc. e.g. mobile phones) LABEL AND DATE and freeze rapidly. When you wish to send out a packet, do so quickly for immediate use. Small packets will thaw out very rapidly so try not to defrost your whole supply each time you open the box Store until the next time the plant flowers then replace with new. A tip for mailing. The rollers used in mail sorting, will crush delicate wraps of pollen, flowers or seed. Cut a piece from a cardboard box (3-4mm thick) to fit in your envelope. Cut a small window in the card, a little larger than the wrap and tape the wrap into the window. No need for a jiffy, simple and cheap! Warning:DO NOT SEND POLLEN IN A WHITE PAPER WRAP. All that arrives is a useless yellow skid mark! Edited September 27, 2012 by Dicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3sgjeffery Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is this Registeration still functioning? I have a Female Thorelii Flowering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is this Registeration still functioning? I have a Female Thorelii Flowering Sorry, but you almost certainly don't have a female thorelii. Please see my reply to your pollen request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted April 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is this Registeration still functioning? I have a Female Thorelii Flowering I'm sorry Jeffery, this is Europe only (although I have allowed space for a very lonely African grower) There are many problems associated with sending and receiving pollen quickly enough outside the EU and so for now at least, I feel we are better exchanging in our own geographical regions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3sgjeffery Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks Dicon I understand your concern, thanks for your advice. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 (edited) Hi All, There is a very satisfying confirmation to the pollen storage method shown above. We have successfully germinated seeds from a cross using frozen pollen from N.sibuyanensis. (the very same pollen shown in the photo's) Matt Edited December 17, 2011 by Dicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Hi All, I have modified the way the list works as it was proving too long winded to update. Previously it was a matter of updating the master list, then taking a screen shot, edit and convert to a usable photo format, upload to host and then finally download to here, and all for one minor update at a time! I tried to encourage people to send me updates en mass in order to make the above worthwhile, but my pleas fell mostly on deaf ears So just like the Neps we all love, the list has had to evolve. It is now much, much quicker and easier for me to update and modify. It is much easier for everyone to view properly too. Please take a fresh look, follow the link in the main post and send me your updates, and new lists, let's all make this worthwhile. This is not just a list of which plant is what sex, it is intended to be a mate finding list showing who is feeling frisky and when. So if you have a plant on the list, please remember to update each time it comes into flower. Thanks to those who have continually supported this idea, you know who you are! And a plea to those who have promised before, don't be shy. Thanks Matt PS Please let me have your comments or if there are any bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 New updates to view now Please contribute to the list if you have any flowering or previously flowered Nep species to add. There is also a female N.spathulata in flower now, I'm just waiting for the full details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 New updates to view nowPlease contribute to the list if you have any flowering or previously flowered Nep species to add. There is also a female N.spathulata in flower now, I'm just waiting for the full details. Gosh, my male spathulata is about to flower. It's about time I register. Thanks Dicon. François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted December 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Gosh, my male spathulata is about to flower. It's about time I register.Thanks Dicon. François. I was beginning to think you didn't love me any more! There are also more new updates to view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubbtjuven Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Hello. This is a N.talangensis flowering for the first time for me, so I don't know what sex it is yet. It's from BestCarnivorousPlants. Update* It's a male flower and I will soon have pollen ready for shipping if someone wants :) Best regards /Alfred Edited January 25, 2011 by Gubbtjuven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Update, male N.tenuis, Please people, support this register! Let me have your updates and new plants asap. [email protected] Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Schoeneberg Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Update,male N.tenuis, Please people, support this register! Let me have your updates and new plants asap. [email protected] Matt I thought it would be female? The tenuis from the Thread looks female to me... Best regards, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I thought it would be female?The tenuis from the Thread looks female to me... Best regards, Paul Paul, you are confused! Sam's thread shows a female tenuis (this plant is not YET (hint) on the register) however, the new update on the Nepenthes Sex Register is a male. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello catalano Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Hi, talking about clones and sex, I'm working on this: www.marcellocatalano.com/aaa.htm Any information that you can add is welcome :) ...just write to the address given in the homepage. Edited January 28, 2017 by marcello catalano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hi All, Update N.tenuis Female Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abakadaboum Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hi all I have pollen of N. tenuis available.... I look for a female plant of N. tenuis Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) Update, mira and sibuyanensis in flower Probably loads of other interesting stuff out there too........................but nobody's letting on!!!! Edited July 1, 2011 by Dicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Update, mira and sibuyanensis in flower Probably loads of other interesting stuff out there too........................but nobody's letting on!!!! You can add a vogellii, pollen should be available in a week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESSEL Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 you can add n.N spathulata x aristolochioides) x (lowii x ventricosa). male to the list. in flower now. pollen available in about two days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 you can add n.N spathulata x aristolochioides) x (lowii x ventricosa). male to the list. in flower now. pollen available in about two days. Please read the instructions, this is species only. There is however a thread I started a couple of months back for "mongrels" Please post here Hybrid list Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESSEL Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Please read the instructions, this is species only. There is however a thread I started a couple of months back for "mongrels" Please post here Hybrid list Matt sorry mat i posted it in the wrong thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 N. truncata Pasian pollen available PM if interested Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Updates, Updates, Updates............Read all about it. truncata, talangensis, ramispina and bokorensis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Updates to view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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