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sandy0225 · 09-25-2012, 08:35 AM

I don't know why but my alocasia calidora always sets a berry or two each year. I tried to make them happen one year, and none of them took. I just went from one flower to another with a paintbrush. that didn't work. I've been noticing that in the later flowers earwigs get in there, perhaps they are doing the work for me? but it's definitely self fertile because I know there's not another one around here blooming in the neighborhood or anything.
I hate to say it but I haven't had any colocasia set seeds yet.

09-25-2012, 08:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
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