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Feb. 28th, 2012 01:11 pmThat's that for H. papilio. Both blossoms are shriveled. There may be an Act II if either fertilization experiment takes, but I can't tell yet whether the ovaries are swelling.
Once the styles were receptive, I noticed drops of nectar practically dripping from the innards. I guess that's the lure for the pollinators.
Here's a photo of what's left. *Sigh.*
Downstairs one of the 'Apple Blossoms' is unfurling and the individual 'Gervase' buds are fattening up. The 'Exotica' buds are growing even as the setpals start to unfurl, so they may escape the rubbish heap, too. And the buds on Trader Joe NOID and all its children are looking good, as is the solitary Class of 2009 cross with Apple Blossom that is leaping into bloom this year.
I shot many images at the Flower Show last night but had no time to fool with them, so I uploaded them to Flickr, with a "family" lock on them. My contact at the Hort Soc is an honorary family member for the duration; he can download the ones he likes. He's been putting them up without post processing so I think I may spend a little time with the images tonight before I hand them over. My images are getting used both on the Flower Show Blog (where I do my own postings as lbphilly) and on the Flower Show page on Facebook.
Once the styles were receptive, I noticed drops of nectar practically dripping from the innards. I guess that's the lure for the pollinators.
Here's a photo of what's left. *Sigh.*
Downstairs one of the 'Apple Blossoms' is unfurling and the individual 'Gervase' buds are fattening up. The 'Exotica' buds are growing even as the setpals start to unfurl, so they may escape the rubbish heap, too. And the buds on Trader Joe NOID and all its children are looking good, as is the solitary Class of 2009 cross with Apple Blossom that is leaping into bloom this year.
I shot many images at the Flower Show last night but had no time to fool with them, so I uploaded them to Flickr, with a "family" lock on them. My contact at the Hort Soc is an honorary family member for the duration; he can download the ones he likes. He's been putting them up without post processing so I think I may spend a little time with the images tonight before I hand them over. My images are getting used both on the Flower Show Blog (where I do my own postings as lbphilly) and on the Flower Show page on Facebook.
