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Storing Sarracenia Pollen for Hand Pollination

Two S. purpurea flowering—one open with loose pollen (hail-damaged), one a month away. Can you freeze the pollen?

Refrigerate, don't freeze. Dust pollen onto wax paper, store in fridge. Freezing viability is untested. S. purpurea pollinates easily—you should get seed.

Build that hail cage! Intense hail destroys pitchers and flowers. We use shelters for spring-planted stock.

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