Butterfly seedpod question

15 years ago

Back in October I received and potted up a Butterfly cutting that I got in a trade. It rooted,and to my surprise,put out a flower while still under a foot tall.But,that is not the strange part ! What IS strange is that it has formed what looks to be a seedpod that is growing bigger by the day.There were NO other plants in bloom at that time,and my cuttings are in a different part of the basement than my seedlings and other brugs.I have been growing brugs for 15 years,and have never seen this before.I have done my own crosses before,and have to do many dustings just to get a few to take,so this is a mystery to me. I know that brugs are not supposed to be self fertile,but that is the only explination I can come up with.There is no way it received stray pollen. Has anyone who has or is growing Butterfly ever got seedpods without hand pollinating ? And yes,I am about 99.9% sure it is a seedpod.I will keep you updated on this as time goes on.Any opinions?

Dan in Pa. zone 5

PS, Kasha77,how is that Inca Sun bud doing ?

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karyn1
15 years ago
The same thing happened to me with a Cherub and I still can't figure it out.
kasha77
15 years ago
Hi Dan!
That little Inca Sun cutting's bloom is still holding on! I'm watering it with some dirty water from my fish tanks. All of my cuttings are energized by it! I also had a Pink Beauty bloom for me last year from a cutting. It produced 7 blooms on it's small 7 inch stem! All but 2 fell off. It was still amazing. It had to self pollinate since nothing else was blooming down there. Dan I just wanted to say that all of the cuttings you gave me are gorgeous! They were SO long that I made several cuttings from each- and they are all thriving! Looking forward to trading with you next year if you like!
Thanks-
kasha77
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rmbill
15 years ago
Kathy,
My wife has a horse tank in the garage that she keeps turtles in. I have started using that water to water my plants also. I thought it was a good idea. My wife thought I was crazy. I think it will work really well.
I trimmed some of the cuttings that I sent out so they would fit in the packages. Most of the pieces were 2" to 3" long. I was going to throw them away but I decided to put them in pots instead. They all have started really well and I am thinking about using only tiny cuttings from now on. That way the plants will all be coming up from the pot instead of being side shoots. I'll try and post some photos of them.
Bill
kasha77
15 years ago
Bill- I think that's a great idea too! Probably lots of nitrogen in it. I always root everything- from long branches to tips, nothing is wasted. I saw a really great way to pot up hard to root cuttings- place an inch of moist spaghnum moss in a cup, place cutting on that, add Perlite, then top with Perlite. Water well til water comes out the bottom. Keeps moisture in without getting waterlogged.
kasha77