I’ve managed to successfully get seed pods on this beautiful pink orchid. Has anyone had any luck in getting the seeds to root by just scattering them in the pots of your already established orchids? The process of actually growing them is way too complicated for the time I have. I have 6 thriving orchids currently so I have many to scatter seeds in
No, propagating orchids by seed is a really complicated process. It includes laboratory conditions and requires a completely sterile environment.
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Always baffled that plants can grow without any human interventions outdoors, but once people get involved it’s sterile laboratory conditions 😆🤣
1 likeHappy to explain it further… the seeds need sterile conditions because they are so tiny that they don’t have a food reserve to grow on. They depend on a symbiotic relationship with fungi in nature. In a home environment they wouldn’t necessarily get that. Also, the nutrient-rich medium they require attracts UNFAVORABLE bacteria and fungi, so you’d have the keep those away, with the sterile conditions I mentioned above. The screen shot is from the American Orchid Society. But there are plenty of more in-depth articles you can read. But in general, this is why they are pretty rare in nature.
See that was my thought too! They grow on their own in nature but with people it’s complicated
0 likesThank for giving me more info! I have done the research and I get that they have the symbiotic relationship with the fungi. I just didn’t know if anyone had any luck
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What pollinated your orchid? Was it outside?
0 likesI pollinated them myself with another orchid I own.
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