I've just run the palm of my hand around the flower head on one plant, do the same to a second, then go back and do it again on the first. James On Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 11:55 AM Brian Whyer via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Hi > > How do you pollinate Haemanthus coccineus "by hand" ? Some plants, eg. > Sciila madierensis (flowering alongside) I can more or less just bang > their heads together, or the bees, if there are any still around, do it > for me. Haemanthus want a bit more care. No humming birds here in the > UK. The long hot summer has ended and the lawn is going green again. > Looks as I am too late this year as the stems on 3 different plants are > beginning to curl over, but next year ?? I have H. albiflos too but not > tried with them. > > Brian Whyer > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…