Echinodorus 'Kleiner Prinz' emersed flower

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Ben Belton
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Echinodorus 'Kleiner Prinz' emersed flower

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Interesting flower. I'm hoping to get some baby plants. Should I cross pollinate a couple of the flowers? I haven't had 2 open at the same time.
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Beautiful! Can't hurt to try self-pollination, though I don't know if this species will self-pollinate. Someone more knowledgeable than I will have to express an opinion.
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Nice photo, Ben! Not sure on the pollination method...
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Maybe they even self pollinate themseves. I will try to pollinate next time there is one open. They are slow to grow and open and then only last a couple days. It makes me think it is a mechanism so that they don't self pollinate. If 2 flowers are not open at the same time, there is less of a chance of self pollination. That doesn't mean it won't work if I'm there with a Q-Tip though. :D

I'll let you know.
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They will grow into plantlets if you leave them alone, cross pollination is a term used for exchanging pollen between plants, not flowers on a plant. Do you have another Echinodoris that is flowering?
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