Mar. 19th, 2012

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Oh, dearie me. I still have some papilio pollen in the fridge. I think I'm about to go perpetrate a teenage pregnancy on the first bloomer of the Class of 2009.

EDIT: I also hit the really nice Class of 2006 almost-discard. What the heck, the brush was loaded with pollen!

EDIT II: Here are the critters in question

Pollen Parent -- Hippeastrum 'papilio', pollen saved in fridge

2012-02-22_01papilio

First Pod Parent -- my current favorite from the Class of 2006 (self-pollinated mongrel)

2012-03-18_01hippeastrum

Second Pod Parent -- first bloomer from the Class of 2009

2012-03-15_06hippeastrum

It takes 3 to 6 years to see results, but it's like Christmas morning when they finally start to bloom.

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