Tropicals & Tender Perennials: When to pollinate, 1 by Brugmansia

Brugmansia wrote:
I took this picture to try to show when its okay to pollinate. In reality, I pollinate much earlier than this most times though. As you can see, I pulled the flower apart a bit and exposed the pistal. The anthers had not developed any pollen yet and still haven't. You can actually pollinate long before the flower emerges from the calyx. Just tear it open and add your pollen. Hope this picture helps. I do realize its not clear. The above flower is an aurea seedling. Pollen used was Butterfly.