Bryan's Plants
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Adromischus filicaulis var Koringhuis CG21
Adromischus triflorus DT3697
Adromischus triflorus DT3697
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Astrophytum myriostigma cv Hakujo
Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka
Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka
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Now the Northern Hemisphere is a land of ice and snow. I really envy you!
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Astrophytum myriostigma cv Fukuryu nudum
Gymnocalycium taningaense
Gymnocalycium taningaense
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Astrophytum asterias var nudum
Astrophytum asterias var nudum
Turbinicarpus viereckii
Astrophytum asterias var nudum
Turbinicarpus viereckii
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Thelocactus hexaedrophorus
Turbinicarpus horripilus
Turbinicarpus horripilus
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Hi Jerry,jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:50 pm Hey Brian, I am just seeing your Saturday update which included a photo of Euphorbia francoisii. I am growing some Euphorbia decaryii, E. cylindrifolia, E. tulearensis type plants from Madagascar as well. My question is if you know if these plants are self fertile? Or is each plant either male or female like other Euphorbia?
I just remembered your questions about Euphorbia back in October.
So I decided to get a closer look at some of my Euphorbias.
I find it quite interesting about the sexes of Euphorbia flowers. Some are single sex plant. Some have both male and female on the same plant, but flower at the different time, some at the same time. Some have both male and female flower on the same flower bud.
Below are a few of the examples:
Euphorbia baylissii, both male and female flower about the same time. Male on the centre, 2 females on the sides.
Euphorbia classenii. not sure which first, but you can see the seed pod with male flower on the side.
Euphorbia geroldii, an interesting one. The first picture is the male flower, which opened first, with no sign of female flower, then the second picture, after a week or so, 2 female flowers developed from the sides of the male flower (you can see the male flower still there).
Euphorbia memoralis, male flower first at the centre, then female flowers on the sides.
Euphorbia obesa ssp symmetrica (or Euphorbia obesa on these matter), male (1st picture) and female (2nd picture) on separate plants.
Euphorbia pseudocactus, male flower first, then female flowers develop on the sides. Bottom 2 flowers are males, and 2 flowers on the top left are females.
Euphorbia stellata, male flower first, then female flowers on the side.
Jatropha podagrica. 1st picture, males flowers and 2 seedpods (so, I think the female flowers must had developed first). 2nd picture, new flowers, females only, I think the smaller buds on the sides of female flowers, might develop into male flower, I will keep an eye on them.
Maybe my observations are not 100% right, but I think it is quite interesting. I will keep a closer observation on the flowers of Euphorbias and related species in future.
Bryan
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Acanthocalycium klimpelianum
Astrophytum asterias var nudum
Astrophytum asterias var nudum
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Thanks for the reply Bryan. And thanks for the photos. I just went over the photos I have of my plants over the years and selected a few to show you to see what your comments are about their flowers. A big question is: when are the flowers ready for pollination? I've seen people save pollen for use later. Do you know how this is done? What if the female blooms first?BryanT wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 12:23 amHi Jerry,jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:50 pm Hey Brian, I am just seeing your Saturday update which included a photo of Euphorbia francoisii. I am growing some Euphorbia decaryii, E. cylindrifolia, E. tulearensis type plants from Madagascar as well. My question is if you know if these plants are self fertile? Or is each plant either male or female like other Euphorbia?
I just remembered your questions about Euphorbia back in October.
So I decided to get a closer look at some of my Euphorbias.
I find it quite interesting about the sexes of Euphorbia flowers. Some are single sex plant. Some have both male and female on the same plant, but flower at the different time, some at the same time. Some have both male and female flower on the same flower bud.
Below are a few of the examples:
Maybe my observations are not 100% right, but I think it is quite interesting. I will keep a closer observation on the flowers of Euphorbias and related species in future.
This is one of my E. decaryi taken April 3, 2021 (our spring). I repotted all of my Euphorbia that year, right in the middle of flowering. Oh well. This is E. ambovombensis taken March 17, 2020. This was not disturbed during flowering. This is E. cylindrifolia taken Aug 15, 2022. This is our summer. I don't think these are freshly bloomed. E. cylindrifolia taken Oct 11, 2022, our fall. The flowers are three months older. This is one of my E. decaryi var. spirosticha on April 3, 2021. This is a bare root photo. This was also repotted on April 3, 2021. You can see the flowers are just starting to show. The same plant on July 7, 2021. I purchased this E. tulearensis from C&D Plants in Aug 2021. The flowers are just starting to show on the plant as I received it. This is a really small file size photo taken Aug 15, 2022 with what looks like male flowers wide open. I hope they can be seen. Here it is from the side with what might be male flowers? Taken Oct 11, 2022. Those are all the photos as I have them now. I'll be sure to take better photos this spring, and record better records of dates of flowering.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
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I think the female flowers ready for pollination whenever its stigma is open.jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:49 am
Thanks for the reply Bryan. And thanks for the photos. I just went over the photos I have of my plants over the years and selected a few to show you to see what your comments are about their flowers. A big question is: when are the flowers ready for pollination? I've seen people save pollen for use later. Do you know how this is done? What if the female blooms first?
I haven't try to collect Euphorbia flowers yet. A bit challenging because most of them are quite small, but can be done with small tweezers.
I use point tweezers to collect cactus pollen. Kept the pollen in Gelatin Capsules, then place them in the fridge. I learned that from Frank.
The pollen is variable up to about a month, depends on the species. So I assume Euphorbias should be about the same.
Here is the example of pollen I keep in the fridge.
From my observation, most Euphorbias continue to flower for a long period of time, so shouldn't be much problem no matter male or female flower first.
I am going to keep an eye on the few species you mentioned, they should be in flower at the moment. I will post the photos when they are available.
Just have to remember, Euphorbia seeds can't keep for too long, that's the reason why difficult to found Euphorbia seeds for sale.
Also, Euphorbia seedpods will explode when ripen, making it difficult to collect. This article will help.
https://www.euphorbia-international.org/euphorbias/cultivation/about_euph_cultivation_seed.htm
Bryan
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Thanks Bryan. I have looked at this Euphorbia site and found a lot of helpful information. Here's their page on seeds, including how to catch them before they get scattered. Use the left hand pane to navigate. I use Google Translate so I can read it in English. https://www.euphorbia.de/seed.htmlBryanT wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:21 pmI think the female flowers ready for pollination whenever its stigma is open.jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:49 am
Thanks for the reply Bryan. And thanks for the photos. I just went over the photos I have of my plants over the years and selected a few to show you to see what your comments are about their flowers. A big question is: when are the flowers ready for pollination? I've seen people save pollen for use later. Do you know how this is done? What if the female blooms first?
I haven't try to collect Euphorbia flowers yet. A bit challenging because most of them are quite small, but can be done with small tweezers.
I use point tweezers to collect cactus pollen. Kept the pollen in Gelatin Capsules, then place them in the fridge. I learned that from Frank.
The pollen is variable up to about a month, depends on the species. So I assume Euphorbias should be about the same.
Here is the example of pollen I keep in the fridge.
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From my observation, most Euphorbias continue to flower for a long period of time, so shouldn't be much problem no matter male or female flower first.
I am going to keep an eye on the few species you mentioned, they should be in flower at the moment. I will post the photos when they are available.
Just have to remember, Euphorbia seeds can't keep for too long, that's the reason why difficult to found Euphorbia seeds for sale.
Also, Euphorbia seedpods will explode when ripen, making it difficult to collect. This article will help.
https://www.euphorbia-international.org/euphorbias/cultivation/about_euph_cultivation_seed.htm
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
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Sorry Jerry! The previous International Euphorbia Society website link doesn't work.jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:10 pm
Thanks Bryan. I have looked at this Euphorbia site and found a lot of helpful information. Here's their page on seeds, including how to catch them before they get scattered. Use the left hand pane to navigate. I use Google Translate so I can read it in English. https://www.euphorbia.de/seed.html
Here is it again. They have lots other information.
https://www.euphorbia-international.org ... n_seed.htm
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Ha, I saw the link didn't work and just copied it and pasted in a new page. It worked that way. I've been to that site before, and now I'm noticing some of the same content on both sites. Don't know who is the original poster.
Regarding hand pollination: If I have a plant that has both male and female flowers, the question is if the plant is self fertile. I have recently (last week) purchased two new E. decaryi that were produced from cuttings off of the same plant. I'm hoping my E. decaryi was not produced from the same plant as what I recently bought. There is about a 15 year time span between the two purchases, so I'm banking on them not being from the same plant.
I also just bought some E. tulearensis seed from Craig Fry. I plan on sowing it tomorrow. I'll use a heat mat and a strong LED light over them.
Regarding hand pollination: If I have a plant that has both male and female flowers, the question is if the plant is self fertile. I have recently (last week) purchased two new E. decaryi that were produced from cuttings off of the same plant. I'm hoping my E. decaryi was not produced from the same plant as what I recently bought. There is about a 15 year time span between the two purchases, so I'm banking on them not being from the same plant.
I also just bought some E. tulearensis seed from Craig Fry. I plan on sowing it tomorrow. I'll use a heat mat and a strong LED light over them.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
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Turbinicarpus klinkerianus var huizache
Turbinicarpus krainzianus var minimus
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele
Turbinicarpus krainzianus var minimus
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele
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Astrophytum myriostigma var quadricostatum
Echinopsis boyuibensis
Lobivia (Echinopsis) ferox
Echinopsis boyuibensis
Lobivia (Echinopsis) ferox
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