Hi Jim: Mine are all forming seed pods. Just take a small paint brush and wiggle it all the way down inside. You should see pollen on the brush. The anthers and stigma are way down there. Diana Telos Rare Bulbs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@starpower.net> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:24 AM Subject: [pbs] Tecophilaea pollination > The presence of a Tecophilaea flower in full bloom and a second on the way - > and the potential to cross pollinate them and get seed - has me daydreaming > about starting a Tecophilaea farm. > > But I don't see obvious anthers or stigmas. Are they buried down in the > flower? Will I have to tear apart the bloom to get to them? > > Any advice from more practiced hands will be appreciated. > > Jim McKenney > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, prospective proprietor of > Tecophilaeas R Us. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php