Brunsvigia josephina
William Welch via pbs (Sun, 04 Aug 2019 09:15:51 PDT)
Jim,
They can be self pollinated although you wont get as much seed as if you had another one to cross with. Just hit everything that's open every few days using fresh pollen.
If any of your boophane are still in bloom I suggest crossing with those (should be possible) or of course amaryllis belladonna types that being an easy cross.
Best wishes,
Bill the Bulb Baron (William R.P. Welch)
website: http://www.billthebulbbaron.com/availability.htm
William R.P. Welch, 1031 Cayuga Street, Apt B, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (831) 236-8397
On Aug 3, 2019, at 2:51 PM, vkmyrick@pacbell.net wrote:
What did the neighbors say? I’d be knocking on your door!
Val
On Aug 3, 2019, at 2:37 PM, Jim Foster <fosterjp@cox.net> wrote:
I have waited patiently for 4 years for this bulb to flower and was really surprised to see the spike last week. It developed amazingly fast. I am attempting to pollinate it not knowing if they are self compatible but I guess I'll find out. Does anyone know anything about pollen maturation or stigma receptivity periods? I have a collection of B. disticha flower heads but this is a first for me.
Jim Foster
Santa Barbara
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