If the flowers are dying and the ovary (pod) is enlarging and moving to an upright position, chances are goo that it has been fertilized. Whether the seeds continue to develop remains to be seen. Sometimes the pod behaves as if it is going to produce seed (enlarging and facing upward) only to fade and shrivel later. Wait until the pod an pedicel have yellowed before removing, just to be sure. Sometimes only a few seeds may be growing in there and the size will be smaller than for a fully fertilized pod.

You can trim back the dying flower parts anytime now. Once the style and stigma have begun to dry out, the time for fertilization has passed. I just cut about 1/16th inch beyond the pod.

I have seen certain Hippi flowers stay fresh for a long time indoors, holding out for fertilization. The tepals begin to fade, though remaining open, but the style and stigma still look fresh. I just pollinated one of these hangers-on to see if it was actually still receptive.......

The earliest sign of successful pollination, in many cultivars, is a fading of the tepal color within as little as 24 hours (sometimes less.)If after say, 48 hours, there seems to be no change, you can try again. Actually you can try again after 24 hrs if you have the pollen to spare.

Robert.

And dont be surprised if the thick pod has only chaf.
Robert, if we were to cut off the stigma would it prolong the flower life?
ARIF

Arif~

I think by cutting off the stigma the life of a flower would be extended to its fullest because no pollination could occur.

Even a grain or two of stray pollen might be enough to signal a flower to begin to decline. How much pollination that would require, I don't know.

Robert.

The decision whether one pollination has "taken" does generally become obvious after 2 weks after the respective individual flower has wilted. IF the skin of the seed pod does still look silky-glossingly fresh, and the pedicle (the little stalklet of the individual pod) does NOT begin to develop fine longitudinal grooves then you can hope that seeds will be produced.
However, I can confirm the experiences of Arif:
In some crosses, particularly H.papilio x TETRAPLOID Hippeastrums (That means, pollinating H.papilio with common, usually big blooming Hippeastrum hybrids) you must take into consideration that the though well-stuffed seed pod will not carry but chaff - non viable seeds with deformed or rotting, if not already dried up embryos.

Hans-Werner

Okay. I was doing the photographing tonight, so I cut off the flowers and left the pods on. If they are pollinated, then fine, if not, I didn't lose much. I just didn't want to make the pictures with the wilted flowers on the stalk.
I have finished photographing Gold Medal and Amalfi, and now I will take some pictures of Milady. Then Benfica and that's all for the night. They are not wilting yet, so All the flowers look pretty and sparkling.

Hi
soultan, do let us enjoy your current pictures. Is it the normal flowering time of yours ? or are these forced bulbs.
ARIF

I will set up a web site soon for my pictures. Right now I only had time to take the pictures, but they are all high quality digital pictures, so they are huge. I need to make them web size, then put them online... And I still have Benfica to take pictures of. Life is a little hectic around me, but here is Gold Medal in the mean time. I put it up as an avatar on a chat.
These are forced bulbs. Inside.

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