Re: Re:hello and VFT

dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Mon, 06 Mar 95 23:49 EST

> Hello Paige,
> I think problem of your VFT is caused from blooming, because this very tire
> plant. Most people suggest to cut flower bud when this appear. Last year i
> have obtained flower one from very old plant e one from 3-4 years old plant
> and i have had same problem, young plant is very tired, old plant grow well
> I suggest cut flower bud because flower it is not very atractive and
> for obtain seed from VFT you must have 2 plants, besides grow vft from seed
> is very slow.
>
> Bye Federico

Hi Federico,
You can get seed from one VFT but you need one that has several
(many is even better) flowers/buds on the flower stalk. The pollen
is good on the first day (maybe the second), and the stigma becomes
reseptive the second or third day. To get seeds use a small brush
to gently move the pollen from a new flower, they open in the morn-
ing, to the older ones. I'm not sure how long the stigma stays resep
tive, but I always get seed be moving pollen onto a flower during
the second and third days it's open. Because the flowers tend to
open one or two at a time it is easy to get many seeds.

Dave Evans