“绿色钻石”？2019-2022南非至少400万株野生肉锥遭盗采｜肉锥清网行动·名家谈（73）(6)

If you have not tried pollinating Conos in your collection to produce your own seed then I would encourage you to give it a go. It"s not that difficult as all you need is a"tickling stick" and some way of recording your pollinating attempts. I use either a single nylon hair taken from a household paint brush (which, as Steven Hammer demonstrated to me many years ago can be rotated between thumb and forefinger to create helicopter-like motion that can be very effective in picking up pollen) or a cheap and cheerful fine-tipped paint brush (bought en masse from Amazon). i use coloured labels to indicate which plants have been pollinated by hand, allowing me to discard any seed capsules from unmarked pots. A head torch can be useful when pollinating nocturnal flowering Conos. Every effort should be made to keep insects at bay (a near-impossible task!) and avoid cross-fertilisation with other taxa.Several tickling attempts over a few days (ideally at different times of the day) are needed to ensure pollination is successful.Ripe seed capsules can be harvested as the plants desheath in the following year.
文/安迪·杨 翻译/独眼鹰 编者按/Wendy 责编/angel