Doug, That's a remarkable technique! Have you raised seedlings that bloom true from this method? This is very exciting for me because I own only single clones my rare Haemanthus and they are very reluctant to set any seed when self pollinated. Aloha, Jacob Knecht Honolulu, Hawai`i --- Doug Westfall <eagle85@flash.net> wrote: > > Alberto, > > The system is rather easy. > > Take the pollen from a "related" flower (in this > case, another > Hippeastrum), place it in a micro-wave for 20 > seconds (this kills the > reproductive properties of the "donor" pollen), mix > it with the pollen > of the flower that you wish to produce seeds. Apply > the mixed pollen > to the desired flower and it will cause the flower > to receive its own > pollen. > > Now this seems a little fantastic, but it was > recommended to me, I > tried it on Sprekelia howardii and it worked. I had > tried for several > years to pollinate Sprekelia howardii without > success. Since I am not a > Botanist of a geneticist, that is all that I can > tell you - it worked. > > It is certainly worth a try! Give it a go and let me > know if it works > for you. I will be trying it again this year. > > Best of luck, > > Doug > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/