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Drosera Regia, Flower, Pollination & Seeds


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I heard you need 2 different genetic clones to get a seed set. Does anyone know if this is true?

I heard too. But ICPS says that it is posiblle. The trick: "yesterday's pollen on today's stigma".  http://www.carnivorousplants.org/howto/GrowingGuides/D_regia.php

 

3 flowers closed. I hope  soon begin to grow up.

 

Each flower have 3 stigmas and 5 anther. I did put pollen in each mature stigma several times to make sure.

 

We will know soon

 

pd: the original post: http://www.daepc.org/portal/drosera-regia-la-reina-florece-vt6387.html

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im following this with interest please keep us updated as to the quality of seed set, I have several d regia and whilst they are simple to propagate from root cuttings I also like to grow from seed as well and need a good solid method for seed set

regards paul

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In this video for the Spanish Association (DAEPC). I commented the process (in spanish  :( ). It's my first time, i hope  have luck

 

 

im following this with interest please keep us updated as to the quality of seed set, I have several d regia and whilst they are simple to propagate from root cuttings I also like to grow from seed as well and need a good solid method for seed set

regards paul

 

Thank you, Of course. :)

I've never managed to get seed through self pollination, despite using a mixture of pollen ages.

bad news, but I'll try with pollen from another plant genetically distinct. Pollen from a friend who mailed

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Yes, you can get a single clone to produce seed. I first managed this a number of years back and the oldest resultant seedling is now around 15 years old. It hinges on when the stigmas are receptive. I wrote an article on this a year or two back which was in the CPN and I think the CPS journal. I have it as a PDF if anyone wants me to send it to them.

Nigel HC

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Thank you very much for the info, Nigel H-C. I'm also interested in that pdf.

 

The experiment has been a success so far. 

 

I pollinated with pollen from another plant and also self-pollinated. In total there are 18 buds,

 

Photos a few weeks ago : (click to enlarge) and video: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=810837035616577&set=o.60357160697&type=2&theater

 

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Today's Photos:

 

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These are the buds that remain to collect

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 I collected 4 now. Each flower had enough seeds

 

The first flower had large and small seeds, perhaps because self-pollination. But the following (cross pollination with another plant genetically distinct and self-pollination for sure) had better seed size.

 

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Some seeds are larger than others, surely not all are viable. In this pic i separated the small seeds

 

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In this link, Our friend AlberBcn obtained seeds from a self-pollinated very easily. With a similar process to self-pollinated of a dionaea.

 

http://www.daepc.org/portal/ir-a-la-pagina-68-vf9-vt4786.html?start=1005

and: http://www.daepc.org/portal/ir-a-la-pagina-9-vf34-vt6387.html?start=120

 

 

Regards, as soon as possible i'll make a youtube video :)

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Thank you friends :)

 

Yes, I will sell some seed, but first I want to check how many seeds are for  DAEPC association. Small seeds do not I sell 

 

 

In this video you can see how I gather: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=810837035616577&set=o.60357160697&type=2&theater

 

 

best regards

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I heard you need 2 different genetic clones to get a seed set. Does anyone know if this is true?

Based on the species ecology, that is extremely doubtful in my understanding of things.  There are only two locations directly adjacent each other.  Each location is effectively a group of highly inbred individuals; so why would this species have a selfing block???  There is no logic here.  It might have a system for avoiding selfing, but if it couldn't self pollinate, I believe it would have died out centuries ago when the population first started shrinking.

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Very interesting, Dave Evans . I agree with you.

 

In this picture of our friend AlberBcn we can see seeds of self-pollination germinating:

 

After 16 days germinated

http://www.daepc.org/portal/files/posted_images/746/390_1406911934_504359.jpg

http://www.daepc.org/portal/files/posted_images/746/388_1406911909_492019.jpg

 

I used their pollen to cross some pollen flower of my regia

 

Complete Post: http://www.daepc.org/portal/9-vf34-vt6387.html?postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=120

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