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From: Diane Whitehead <ua024 at VICTORIA.TC.CA>
Subject: pollinating with oil?
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I have just germinated seeds of a half dozen packets of Sarracenia crosse=s
that I bought at the Western Winter Study Weekend in Vancouver in March.
I decided I had better check growing requirements, so I looked on
pitcherplant.org.  They show pictures of someone pollinating an endangere=d
Sarracenia, using toothpicks dipped in vegetable oil so the pollen will
adhere. I wonder if that would work with Arisaema.  It would be easier
than pouring in water.

Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil