A brief discussion on the pollination of wind chimes and living stones
A comprehensive explanation of the related experiences of the wind chime plant, a brief discussion on the pollination of wind chimes and living stones, and then let's learn together.
It's another busy season for flowers, and various types of meat spikes and living stones are blooming one after another. When there's nothing to do, start pollinating the flowers. The pollination tool is an ultra-fine brush bought from a stationery store, usually a few are prepared for风筝, using different pollination pens for different varieties of flowers. For living stones,风筝 uses one pollination pen because the parents of living stones are almost the same, and they can all be successfully pollinated, which is what everyone calls mixing.
After a few plants of the same variety bloom, the pollination pen should be gently tapped on the edge of the pot first to let the other pollen on the pen fall off, which is to maintain the purity of the same numbered variety (it is said that overseas, one pollination pen is used for one numbered variety). After pollination of one variety is done, the excess pollen on the pollination pen should be removed to avoid mixing with pollen of different numbers, becoming hybridized.
If there are really no flowers of the same number, then it can only be pollination among the same series. Otherwise, the pollination period will be missed. This year, the temperature is dropping fast, and after summer, it will soon be winter. The living stones have just recovered from growth, and the weather is getting cold again. Take advantage of the sunny afternoons from 2 to 4 pm, when the living stones are fully open.
The best time for pollination of living stones is to start from the second or third day after flowering, because at this time, the pistil is basically higher than the stamen, making it easier to succeed in pollination. Flower friends must pay attention to this in the sunny afternoons. Without the sun, living stones don't bloom much.
Let's talk about the wind chimes first. The flowers of wind chimes have a lot of pollen. When they bloom the first day, the pistil is not yet higher than the stamen, so don't rush to pollinate. Start pollinating when the pistil is higher than the stamen. Below is the flowering parent, using the pollination pen to pick up a little pollen.
Gently playing with the pollen sticking to the pollination pen. The picture should still be clear.
The following is the female parent to be pollinated, with the pistil already higher than the stamen.
Gently move the pollination pen with pollen on the pistil because the pistil has stickiness to adhere to pollen. When the pen is moved, the pollen on the pen will remain on the pistil. At this point, the pollination is basically over. Flower friends who are afraid of too little pollination at one time can pollinate again.
After pollination, the pistil with pollen is a bit less erect, and the pollination is over. Next, wait for them to gestate seeds.
Next,风筝 will talk about the pollination of living stones, the principles are the same. Some varieties of living stones have pistils that are not obvious and not easy to be higher than the stamens. The stigma color is similar to the stamens, but careful identification can still tell them apart. Since风筝's camera cannot capture smaller ones, a living stone slightly higher than the stamen is taken as the female parent, and the following is the male parent with mature pollen, with the pistil on the edge of the sunken middle. Haha, take its pollen to pollinate other living stones.
Like other pollination, use the pollination pen to pick up pollen.
The pollination pen slowly approaches the pistil and gently moves, and careful observation can see that the pollen basically stays on the stigma of the pistil.
Pollination successful, just wait for the results.
Postscript: Sometimes the pollination of living stones can be quite tiring. The pistil is not visible at first glance, and the stamens have a lot of pollen. At this time, you need to find the pistil first before starting to pollinate. Don't randomly stab with the pollination pen, as this will result in a lower success rate of pollination, and the seed pods will not be large enough, with few seeds. Flower friends should practice more and will basically master it.
The above sharing is a detailed introduction of the brief discussion on the pollination of wind chimes and living stones (with illustrations), hoping to bring some knowledge of flowers to flower enthusiasts.