Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Breeding Plumeria, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
dbrooks, when you say "breeding," do you mean propagating or pollinating? I assume you mean pollinating. Since the tiny sex organs are so hard to reach, there are not many natural pollinators. Thrips seem to be the most common one. A flower can self-pollinate if jarred hard enough. Here is one of the greats, Eggenberger, talking about cross-pollinating and creating new hybrids: http://www.plumerias.com/fdx/fsget/mcps/archive/data/Plumeri... If that link isn't working, go to http://www.plumerias.com and look for the transcribed lecture by Richard Eggenberger. Below is a page from the Eggenberger book on pollination:

This message was edited Jun 7, 2006 8:53 PM