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magnolialover said:One of the speakers I spoke with yesterday mentioned the fact that polyploid lilies have pollen that dries up fast. I hadn't thought about that before but it could be true. I recall trying to collect Purple Life pollen last year and very soon after opening, it was unusable.

I've wondered about this from time to time. We dry pollen to save, freeze or exchange, and it works fine. So what would drying have to do with it. Did the speaker mean that polyploid pollen dies fast? Or does this mean that polyploid pollen dies if it dries(?). Tracy, what was the clue that made you think the pollen was unusable?