Euphorbia (Euphorbia mayuranathani)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Apr 05, 2009

Euphorbia
Euphorbia mayuranathani

early spring flower, southern California

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 20, 2010

So how do we polinate these little buggers?

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Oct 20, 2010

I would assume you get a paintbrush, get pollen from one flower and rub it on another... however, many times they just seem to pollinate themselves.

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Oct 20, 2010

I am not so sure they are self-fertile. Usually one needs two plants to do the pollination. And if you get seeds on a single plant of one species there might be another Euphorb species around to deliver (by insects) the pollen. Euphorbs hybridize easily.

Jordi

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 20, 2010

hmmm, and if I root a piece, a clone, would that work?

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Oct 20, 2010

that would work, though some are more difficult than others

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Oct 20, 2010

Wormfood,
yes you might be able to root a cutting of a plant, but that is still the same clone as the plant you took it from. However, for successful pollination one usually needs two different clones (= 2 different plants) of the same species.

Jordi

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 31, 2010

I'm gonna find out for sure.

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 31, 2010

palmbob, check out the difference between the 2 flowers. Yours are either more mature or you have a female and I have a male. We'll give it a couple more days.

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Oct 31, 2010

Wormfood,
One can't tell yet what gender your flower is. It is not yet mature!

Jordi

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 31, 2010

Have patience with me, this is the first year I've seen them as more than being yellow.

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CactusJordi El Cajon, CA Oct 31, 2010

Patience yes, but only for a few days :-))

Jordi

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