Pollinating waterlily
Laura Grant via pbs (Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:08:08 PST)

Hi Uli,
Stigmatic fluid is the correct name. This is the liquid present on
the first day the waterlily is open and receptive to pollen ( this is the
female stage of the bloom) . I collect this fluid to which I add the pollen
of another flower (two day old bloom when it becomes male and shedding
pollen). I use this cocktail to pollinate the waterlily of choice. This is
the way to cross pollinate them and obtain new hybrids. This is so
fascinating about the water lily flowers. The same bloom is female for one
day and then it changes into male the next day.
Laura

On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 5:00 PM Johannes-Ulrich Urban via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

Hello Laura,

You mentioned something I have never come across: pollinating waterlily
(Nymphaea) with embryonic fluid? What is this about? Did you create new
hybrids this way? I cannot imagine that you refer to the embryonic fluid
which surrounds a fetus, that of course is familiar to me.
I hope my question is not too off-topic, many waterlilies have tubers…..

Bye for now

Uli

I use a similar syringe with curved plastic tip for collecting
embryonic fluid for pollinating water lilies.
Laura
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