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I didn't film the whole process so I'll put it here so you can try it yourself at home. Some Anthurium are easier than others to pollinate but it's worth giving it a go. First of all it's important to know that the inflorescence contains both male and female flowers. Female are receptive first and once they are no longer receptive the male flowers then produce pollen. This is to avoid self pollination and promotes genetic diversity in the species but means you must already have pollen stored from another flower or use pollen from another plant that's at the pollen producing stage. I had pollen stored and I had fresh pollen too. To store pollen either use a brush of your fingers to remove the pollen from the inflorescence. Tapping it works well. It can then be wrapped in foil and popped in the freezer. Alternatively you could just cut off and freeze the whole inflorescence. To increase the chances of pollination I applied it several times a day over a few days. Some inflorescence are only receptive for a very short window so doing this increased the chances of the pollen taking. After a week the individual berries started to swell meaning the pollination was likely successful. I waited several weeks until all of the berries were ripe and beginning to fall from the infructesence before I harvested them. To harvest I squeezed all of the berries into water and squashed them to release the seed inside. The seeds sink and the flesh floats so you can slowly tip away the water which leaves you with only seed. This should then be sown fresh onto a bed of sphagnum moss or your preferred substrate. These germinated in only a couple of days and once they have several leaves they will be potted separately. #botany #pollination #horticulture #anthurium #monstera #philodendron #houseplantdiary #houseplantjournal #houseplants #houseplantsmakemehappy #houseplantcommunity #plantsmakepeoplehappy #indoorplants #houseplantsclub #houseplantlover #propagation
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