P. planifolia in flower

[daniel]

Hi my friends ,

these days i´m very happy because my P. planifolia is for the first time in flower , in the moment it´s pushing it´s second flower.
The flower is smaller than the flowers of P. lutea, but nearly identical in size with P. primuliflora and bigger than P. ionantha.
The plant itself is about 6-7 cm in diameter, a small clone in comparison to Brian´s giant plants.
Of course i self pollinated it, i´m very excited to see if it has worked.

Here are the pictures:
first signs



the not fully opened flower, it´s still more white coloured, later it has changed it´s colour

the fully opened flower











and here is the flower of P. primuliflora, it´s slightely damaged, but i think i´ve pollinated it for the first time successfully without "destroying" the flower





and here are some older pictures of P. primuliflora ´Rose´ (the mutant ;D)






BTW, P. lutea and P. ionantha are still in flower (new flowers).

Best regards,

Dani

[Brian Barnes]

Hi Dani,

Excellent! Good pics too.....

Have you had success pollinating P. ionantha?

Happy Growing,
Brian.

[daniel]

Thanks Brian,

the seed capsules of P. primuliflora and P. ionantha are swollen but i have to wait untill they will open to be sure if it has worked.
The seed capsule of my bonsai P. planifolia is slightely swollen too since a few days.
The self pollination with P. lutea has worked.
These days 3 plants will be in flower, so i hope to cross pollinate them.

Best regards,

Dani

[Brian Barnes]

Hi Dani,

Good! Sounds like you are going to have tons of seed...Excellent! Good Job.

Brian.