I have several passis and would like to get some fruit from some of them to reproduce them and give to friends....I never have luck with cuttings...grrrr......Any help on how to do it...with pics(that would be LOVELY) lol..I am so so bad with instructions, do this do that..
Any help would be appreciated...I have tried to do it in past years without LUCK, sniff!
Very easy to do .. I use a fine tipped paint brush. Best time to pollinate is early morning. I first take a close look at the anther to see if the pollen has been release. Then I brush the Anther with the paint brush until it is full of pollen then brush it onto the Stigma. See picture.
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OK I get it...Do you do it within the same flower??? I was trying to do it with different species..in other words, from passi caurolea to passi aurantia....
Thank you so much for replying!
You can do both .. if you want to make sure its a true cross then you have to cut off the anthers of the flower you are pollinating so it can't self pollinate.
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X I am looking to get fruit to reproduce them that way.....Can't wait to try it and see results!
When you get into hybrids .. the seeds of the next generation may not breed true.
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That's a great pic! Most passies are not self fertile, meaning you need 2 plants of the same species to get fruit (or different species). If you have 2 plants that are cuttings from the same parent vine it won't work either--those are twins genetically speaking.
Clemen,
If you want to do crosses, you need to bud pollinate (except for Lady Margaret which can be pollinated as normal--that is when the flower opens naturally). Also, most hybrids produce sterile pollen, but they can accept pollen from other species. To bud pollinate, you find a bud that is going to open the next day. Then peel back the petals to expose the stigma (use your fingernails to do this), and use your paint brush to apply the pollen. So for example let's say you want to cross Incense with caerulea. The Incense pollen is sterile, but it can accept the caerulea pollen. Here is pic of that cross that I made:
Good luck!!!
Mark
Mark I have incense too...so if i do it, would I get fruit and babies?? OMG so many thoughts going through my mind..So glad you guys replied..i will follow your advise to the TTTTTTTT..coming this week end when i see those green babies...
Thanks for the info! .. this is my first year with passies. foetida is apparently self pollinating because that's the only one I have blooming and it's loaded with fruit.
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Clemen,
Two years ago I probably did about 100 or more Incense x caerulea bud pollinations, and got 17 fruits. That was a good year. Last year I only got 5 fruits. I think the Incense x caerulea cross is difficult, but persistence will pay off, so don't get disappointed. Also, the flowers will fool you with a slight enlargement of the ovary, only to fall off a few days later. I have tried other Incense crosses, some are easier, others impossible. Incense can be a little ornery. This summer I must have about 30 Lady Margaret x caerulea fruits--most of those were successful pollinations. Each fruit only has 1 or 2 seeds though. But I do have a first year Lady Margaret x caerulea plant--will have to wait until next year to see what the flowers look like. Once you are lucky enough to get the fruit, you then have to get the darn seeds to sprout, and then wait until the plant is two years old to see what the hybrid flowers look like. So patience and persistence are the order of the day.
Good luck!!!
Mark
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Yes, foetidia is one of the self-fertile ones. I wish someone had a list.
Mark
Here is an extreme close up of that picture without the labels .. it's 3.7 megs .. you can see the individual grains of pollen.
http://www.nerii.org/Ron/P_foetida_var_gossypifolia_anthers_6-14-9a.jpg
Ok .. let make a list!
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PATIENCE..he he he, I have NONE!!!
Lookie, I have a fruit on this one, I am trying to id her without luck yet! It is supposed to be an edible kind..she is green now and I am dying to eat it when it ripens.
Need to thank you guys for your help...Guess what..I got a little fruit on the Lady Margaret and Careulea..YAY..Have a pic, but need to download later!
