You'll probably get at least a couple of weeks worth of flowers, Mike, but yes, they will self unless you go in early and emasculate them. Is it blooming now? I can't see an inflorescence.

No flowers yet. I would be surprised if they didn't start in the next couple days.

It should still be blooming when you get back, then. Have fun in Mexico!

Mine first flowered on 9 May and is just about done now. Pollen isn't all that great, but maybe it's ready when I'm not looking.

When are you looking, WL? Go in about 9 AM and there should be plenty of usable pollen. I've never had a problem with it in that respect.

I've been going in a bit later. Certainly my Nids are ready much earlier, like 8am.

I just checked and no BT flowers today. It's probably done. I plucked a Pupply Love flower and it still had lumpy pollen but it never has really good pollen.

Lisa, have you grown any BT F2s?

Yes, but most of them don't come out zonated, so they get chucked out. I don't bother with them anymore. The only one I've kept is Unblushing Tiger. No cup color, but decent zonation.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:462510}}

Thanks, I think I like UBT better the BT. I'll just buy one one day and not bother with the F2's.

Today I had the family out in the atrium to catch an 8" lizard that has been causing trouble. Must not have been enough bugs so it was eating the tops of the bromeliad flowers and scattering my markers. Every blue wire marker was removed and a few others too! That is crossing the line! We had a great time chasing it around until it got so tired that I was able to grab it.