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astropytum asterias!!

22 years ago

HEY ALL!.

PLEASE HELP!!

my astrophytum just finished flowering, only lasted about three days (is this normal?) but anyway, i was wondering if theres gonna be some seeds inside the shrivelled up flower for me, (this is the first time its flowered). my guardian angel Lis tells me perhaps i should have pollinated it myself. so what do you all think?

my leninghausii's flower shrivelled up and when i took off the dead flower, seeds came tumbling out, so in my somewhat inexperience i was hoping the astro would do the same!

what have you experienced with your astros!!!???

please dont tell me ive wasted a perfectly good flower!!

Cheers,

Beck.

Comments (3)

  • 22 years ago

    Hmmm. I've never had any of my Astro's go to seed yet, even with their prolific flowering. Always worth looking though.

  • 22 years ago

    its a pain in the butt isnt it. do u think i should have tried fertilising it with another flower?

  • 22 years ago

    Hi,
    My astro's only set seeds when I hand-pollinate them. A fat berry will appear soon and grow for several weeks before splitting open.
    Pieter

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