Bromelaid (neo) pollination questions

[Deli]

Originally Posted by tinctoritus

What you read was correct. I did a lot of Billbergia hybrids two Decembers ago. Will be another two yrs or so before they actually start looking like plants instead of weeds.

:cry:
Im actually thinking about going to a few greenhouses/nurseries and seeing if they have any neos that are about to bloom, just so I can try and cross them for personal usage.

[frogparty]

you will need to force flowering with ethylene
OR look into storing pollen in the refrigerator. I knoworcid pollinia ca be stored

[Deli]

Originally Posted by frogparty

you will need to force flowering with ethylene
OR look into storing pollen in the refrigerator. I knoworcid pollinia ca be stored

But how long would it last?

[donstr]

I'll look at mine to see if I have any about to bloom. We're pretty close I think.

[Deli]

Originally Posted by donstr

I'll look at mine to see if I have any about to bloom. We're pretty close I think.

if you wouldn't mind... =D

Looked at some Broms at a local nursery today. All they had was Neo 'Voodoo Doll' and one that looked like Neo 'Annick'.

[Dartfrogfreak]

Im not sure you would end up with any true 'Marble Throats'.

I know it is a species but since Neoregelia 'Marble throat' is a cultivar of Neoregelia chloristicta..... I believe hybridizing it may not create duplicate offspring.... this would create different clones of Neoregelia 'Marble Throat' x self. I could be wrong about this but I believe this is how most cultivars work throughout orchids, Begonia, Sarracenia and other carnivorous as well as bromeliads. Ill ask someone who would be more enlightened with this.


Todd

[Deli]

Originally Posted by Dartfrogfreak

Im not sure you would end up with any true 'Marble Throats'.

I know it is a species but since Neoregelia 'Marble throat' is a cultivar of Neoregelia chloristicta..... I believe hybridizing it may not create duplicate offspring.... this would create different clones of Neoregelia 'Marble Throat' x self. I could be wrong about this but I believe this is how most cultivars work throughout orchids, Begonia, Sarracenia and other carnivorous as well as bromeliads. Ill ask someone who would be more enlightened with this.


Todd

Theres a guy here (in Michigan) with a VERY large collection and he does some hybridizing. I'll send him an EMail.

[Dartfrogfreak]

I just sent an email to a very good bromeliad grower as well another friend who has some good knowledge in how these things would would work


Todd

[Deli]

Originally Posted by Dartfrogfreak

I just sent an email to a very good bromeliad grower as well another friend who has some good knowledge in how these things would would work


Todd

Any luck with that?
Got 2 flowers today =D

[Dartfrogfreak]

I did find out that you are more than likely going to get alike plants by crossing the same species.Even if it is a cultivar of a species. Tho there is some room for variation.


Todd