Rick
Well-Known Member
Despite sub-freezing temps and delays in mail delivery it looks like we got a couple of capsules off.
John M sent me the purpuratum pollen from his beauty to put into my Carter and Holmes plant. You can see the flower wilting, but the capsule is green and slightly plumped (paph capsules don't get that big anyway). If you look at the upper left corner of the photo you can see a dead capsule of an unpollinated flower. It was turning yellow before the flower even dropped off of it.
SlipperKing supplied the pollen from his vini wardii to put into the red-est wardii I had. Pigmented capsules are a little harder to tell if they've started, but with the flower dropped, it still has some green in it, and some swelling along the ribs.
So 9-12 months from now they should be ready to harvest:wink:
John M sent me the purpuratum pollen from his beauty to put into my Carter and Holmes plant. You can see the flower wilting, but the capsule is green and slightly plumped (paph capsules don't get that big anyway). If you look at the upper left corner of the photo you can see a dead capsule of an unpollinated flower. It was turning yellow before the flower even dropped off of it.
SlipperKing supplied the pollen from his vini wardii to put into the red-est wardii I had. Pigmented capsules are a little harder to tell if they've started, but with the flower dropped, it still has some green in it, and some swelling along the ribs.
So 9-12 months from now they should be ready to harvest:wink: