Re: Hand Pollination

 

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Sean,
 
One nice thing about doing it this way is that you can collect pollen from a number of distinctive irises and not have to label them till you get back to the house. The petals keep the anther safe in a shirt pocket.
 
Once inside, I carefully open the blooms and drop the anthers into small, open glass jars. Set out of direct sunshine, with good air flow, the pollen will be ready to use or freeze in about 2 days at room temperature.
 
Christy
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From: z*@umich.edu
 

I'll definitely be experimenting with your method this year. Ought to 
be fun trying it on lacustris, with tiny buds at ground level. I 
assume stamens collected this way still open to release pollen, even 
when not connected to the plant?


Sean Z


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