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Sarracenia Pollen Viability: Refrigerate, Use Soon

Sarracenia flower

Collected pollen from S. × moorei 'Adrian Slack'—umbrella tilted up (past peak?). Stored in fridge. Viable?

Not too late to collect. But viability duration is unknown and variable. One test: S. purpurea var. montana pollen stored 1.5 months in fridge → 0% seed set on S. psittacina despite daily pollination.

Use pollen ASAP. Don't bank on long-term fridge storage. Fresh is best.

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