Colour of pistils

[Felix the Dog]

I had some plants flower very early outside because of drought stress and possibly insect stress. Some of the ends of pistils have ends which are already red-ish or brown-ish. Does this have any bearing on whether the critter is fertile and ready to be pollinated or not?
Thank you.

 

[TorturedSoul]

Might be too late, with those specific flowers. Or, alternatively, it might mean that there was some pollen in the air - or that the stress has caused the plant to produce one or more staminate flowers - and the flowers with the browned/withered pistils have already been pollinated.

 

[Felix the Dog]

Thanks. If pistils are not pollinated, do they eventually turn brown because of age?

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Your plants did not flower because of stress they flowered because they were getting enough dark time to bloom.Unless they are autos then they flower at about one month old or so.

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Pistils will turn red and recede into the calyx or bud.With or without being pollinated by a male.

 

[TorturedSoul]

If pistils are not pollinated, do they eventually turn brown because of age?

Yes. Or red, I suppose.

 

[NuttyProfessor]

its a guessing game with no pics , loads of things can turn them colour , from rain , spraying , leaves rubbing ,age and pollination

 

[Felix the Dog]

Your plants did not flower because of stress they flowered because they were getting enough dark time to bloom.Unless they are autos then they flower at about one month old or so.

Thanks for that. They DID have a problem with spotty sun. There was a period daily of full overhead sun, but not really long enough. Morning was rough, and evening better, but not really good.