Saturday, May 26, 2012

Pollinating a Titan Arum 1

I had a turn at pollinating Jesse in the wee hours of the morning. Photo by Steve Wolfe.

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  1. Anonymous5:34 PM

    how fascinating...where's the pollen coming from? anyway of knowing if the sees are viable?

    e

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  2. We had two pollen donors for Jesse. One was from a recent bloom in Canada, the other was pollen stored from Woody. Pollen is collected and stored at -80°C. When a Titan Arum is about to flower, the word goes out that a pollen donor is needed. There is a pretty tight network of Titan Arum growers who help each other propagate the next generation of Corpse Flowers.

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