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Old 22-05-2008, 05:53 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.orchids
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Default Masdevallia leptoura

Hi K,

I have tried crossing both,see if i get a seed pod ?,
Thanks Keith


"K Barrett" wrote in message
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yes, taking the pollen of the colossus and putting it on the leptoura.
Usually you put the larger flower on the smaller flower, something about
the smaller flower not being able to generate a pollen tube all the way to
the ovary of the larger flower. Also there's the influence of the
extra-nuclear DNA/RNA of the pod parent...maybe helping to make the stripe
come out more.

K


keith kent wrote:
Just so i am on the same wave length K , we are talking crossing pollen ?
I have been thinking of trying crossing Collosus with another.

Regards Keith

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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keith kent wrote:

Put this on the colossus and see if you can get the stripe in a larger
flower.....

K