We tried many times to pollinate Prickled Petals last year, but were never successful.

Nancy

That's poopy. I crossed it last year with Key To My Heart and I have six seedlings from that cross, and PP was the pod parent. We'll see if it likes CV this year.

Karen

I doubt if it will be successful.

Cut the bloom that's open and put it in a small glass of water in the fridge. It will last about 3 days. Take an anther off, or the whole bloom out of the fridge when you want to use it, let it warm up a bit to get fluffy pollen and dab away. I usually have several blooms in the fridge.

Or remove the anthers from the stamen and let them dry for several hours in a air-conditioned room. This pollen will last several days when dried, or put it in a small container and freeze it. When you want to use it, take an anther out and let it warm up for 15-20 minutes and then dab away. Frozen pollen will last years.
Ed