- 1). Determine which of your two flowers you want to be the pollen-giving flower and which one will be the pollen-receiving flower, which is also responsible for forming the seeds.
- 2). Check the lilies daily to note when you have a healthy looking flower open on each plant. Look for the single stigma in the center of the pollen-receiving flower to excrete a clear, gel-like liquid from the tip when it is ready for pollen.
- 3). Pull a pollen-covered platform, called an anther, from the pollen-giving flower along the stem, or filament, using tweezers. There will be multiple anthers, so select the one you can reach easiest.
- 4). Rub the anther over the tip of the single stigma on the pollen receiving flower to brush pollen directly onto the oozing liquid. The pollen will be carried down the inside of the stigma to the ovary.
- 5). Cover over the pollen-receiving flower loosely with a plastic bag. Secure the bag around the stem just behind the flower with a twist tie, but do not allow the tie to be tight on the stem. Remove the bag after the flower has closed.
- 6). Leave the pollinated flower alone for six to eight weeks as the petals drop off and the seed pod becomes swollen. Cut the ripe pod a few inches down the stem with a knife only after it has dried and turned brown, but before it breaks open.
- 7). Allow the pod to dry thoroughly indoors in a warm, dry area of your home for one to two weeks. Crack open the pod by hand and collect the seeds. Store the seeds in a labeled envelope.
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