Hi
I was curious which succulent species are self-fertile? In particular, I would like to know that about Astrophytum asterias 'Super Kabuto' and Frithia pulchra. These are the ones that are flowering right now.
Also, does self-sterile also means that the 2 plants you use for pollination need to be unrelated (different parents)?
Self-fertile succulents
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templegatejohn
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Hi there,
interesting questions:
Self-fertile is the ability of a plant to reproduce (set seed) without a partner.
Self-sterile means that a plant cannot reproduce using its own pollen. If two plants are clones of each other, that won't work either.
I have several Astrophytum super kabuto. You can fertilise them with pollen from one another or they will happily hybridise with pollen from a myriostigma.
My Frithia pulchra is also flowering well at the moment, but I have not been able to get it to set seed.
Hope this helps,
John
interesting questions:
Self-fertile is the ability of a plant to reproduce (set seed) without a partner.
Self-sterile means that a plant cannot reproduce using its own pollen. If two plants are clones of each other, that won't work either.
I have several Astrophytum super kabuto. You can fertilise them with pollen from one another or they will happily hybridise with pollen from a myriostigma.
My Frithia pulchra is also flowering well at the moment, but I have not been able to get it to set seed.
Hope this helps,
John
