First Pollination

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First Pollination

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Hi all,
Newbie trying produce own seed.....2 of my astros blooming once, I cross pollinate them.
Will they produce seed?
Thanks in advance

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Good luck! I'm pretty sure I've heard of A. myriostigma x A. capricorne hybrids. However, I am not certain if every species can cross with every other one. I know the two most similar species A. myriostigma and A. coahuilense are claimed not to be crossable, which if true would go a long way towards justifying them as two distinct species and would suggest some other crosses may be impossible.

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Thanks Saxicola. Trying is not a sin, right?
Will post the progress...

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hendryterok wrote:Trying is not a sin, right?
No. But not trying could be. Image

I did that last summer with my Astrophytu​m capricorne var. crassispin​um nudum and Astrophytu​m capricorne var. senile. It worked and I have little babys. It isn't quite the same because I did only the variation crossing and yours will be a spicies crossing. I think It should work. Looking forward for your success.
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majcka wrote:
hendryterok wrote:Trying is not a sin, right?
No. But not trying could be. Image

I did that last summer with my Astrophytu​m capricorne var. crassispin​um nudum and Astrophytu​m capricorne var. senile. It worked and I have little babys. It isn't quite the same because I did only the variation crossing and yours will be a spicies crossing. I think It should work. Looking forward for your success.

It isn't quite the same because I did only the variation crossing and yours will be a spicies crossing

What does it mean Maja,
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Hi Hendry, I'll answer for Maja.

The cross that you have done is between A. Myriostigma and A. capricorne. These are seperate species within the Astrophytum genus. What Maja did was cross pollenate two plants which were the same species, ie, A. capricorne, although they were slightly different varieties.

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Onzuka wrote:Hi Hendry, I'll answer for Maja.

The cross that you have done is between A. Myriostigma and A. capricorne. These are seperate species within the Astrophytum genus. What Maja did was cross pollenate two plants which were the same species, ie, A. capricorne, although they were slightly different varieties.

Hope this helps,

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Thank you Steve. Yes that is what I meant.
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Update of my first cross pollination, Male: Astro Capricorne, Female: Astro Miryo(Am I right for male/female thing?) The Pollen from Capricorne
Sown: 24 March 2013
Picture taken 12 April 13
:D

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hendryterok wrote:Update of my first cross pollination, Male: Astro Capricorne, Female: Astro Miryo(Am I right for male/female thing?) The Pollen from Capricorne
Sown: 24 March 2013
Picture taken 12 April 13
Edit: 10 seeds sown, 9 sprouted
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Nice! I see it worked out for you! =D>
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Thanks Gemhunter...I might do some seedling graft to speed up the growth, so far I dont have peres. spatulatha, will do on cereus peruvianus :D

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See! I told you not trying would be a sin. Now you'll have some nice "mulato" kids. Kids from mixed mariage. :D
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majcka wrote:See! I told you not trying would be a sin. Now you'll have some nice "mulato" kids. Kids from mixed mariage. :D
Thanks for that Maja especially the links you attached :D
2 weeks ago I cross pollinated onzuka as male and miryo as female, hopefully it could produce seed as the flower closed but still sticked to miryo body...will update later

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I keep my fingers crossed. :wink:
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majcka wrote:I keep my fingers crossed. :wink:

Hi Maja it seems that you have Harry Potter fingers :salute: , my wife just texted me that this morning she harvested my cross(Male Onzuka and female astro Miryo) with 22 seeds in total \:D/

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