Morning Glories: Fujishibori TryingTo Double?, 1 by Xeramtheum

Xeramtheum wrote:
The temps have been in the upper 90's with lots n lots of humidity. I've found that if I'm up before 7am I can tear half the petals off the flowers (well you guys know I love to do that) with white anthers and stigma and they will stay white .. the pollen is usually released between 8:30 - 9:00. I just take my special flat needle nosed tweezers and remove some of the stamens and do it by hand, or if two flowers are close enough I'll just bring them together .. I seem to get better results that way than with using a brush .. I've come to the conclusion that a brush can damage the pollen as well as the stigma on some flowers if they are really fragile.

I haven't noticed a fragrance .. I haven't really been looking for one but I'll start checking .. I did notice that Gardeners Yojiro crosses had a lemony fragrance that last for about 15 minutes then disappeared.

The picture is the Fuji .. contrast & color enhanced for detail.

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