Just a note on brush pollinating; each flower puts out enough pollen to pollinate an entire bush if it were evenly distributed. You don't have to be too concerned with getting *all* the pollen from each flower. Just dip the brush in, wiggle it a bit and move on. A half second in each flower will pollinate it completely. Mother Nature gives each flower that much to ensure survival of the species.
You can also do a *Bush Shake* if you have a gentle breeze blowing. You gently grab the main stalk and firmly, but gently shake the plant. This will knock the pollen from the flowers and it will go airborne and hit most if not all of the other flowers. I'd do this *after* using the brush to make sure you didn't miss any.
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