I tried it, and I was worried I did it incorrectly, but then I looked closely, and saw that it was probably correct. What I did was I removed the part from the orchid, and I took out the part that was covering the yellowish-orange sacks, and I placed it into the area you put it in, and one sack was stuck on the sticky part, and the other was still on the thing. It took some time to place the other sack onto the sticky part, and I think I did it correctly. Hopefully it will create some seeds!
That is normal. The flower has done its job of attraction. Think abou the fruit you buy in the store: there aren't pretty flowers on your tomatos, apples, peppers, etc, are there?
hey i have a question. i pollinated my orchid flowers and now they are all starting to become limp-ish. is this normal? i pollinated them 2 days ago and im new to the orchid growing. please help
this is fantastic! i've been laughing my butt off pollinating my phalaenopsis after watching your videos. i'm so new to orchids and they are soooo different from irises which are the only other family/genus i've hand pollinated. i did 4 of 5 flowers on my phal. i wonder if they'll take? i don't know why i find it so funny but i really do. it's a trip! thanks for the great vids. they have been most enlightening!
hi...so when the pod of seeds are formed after the pollination, when and what do you with the pod...what is the best way to grow them after. Ive hardly seen any pods or off-shoots from phalaenopsis, so is this possible at all?
That's a whole different story. Orchid seeds are not like other seeds. In most cases you can't just sow them. Rather the seeds are cultured in vitro for months to years before moving into the greenhouse.
does it have to be on a live plant or did you detach the flower and put it in vase? After you insert that pollen then what happens? Do you get a seed or something so you can plant it for new flowering plant?
If i buy 1 orchid plant, do i do this manually to make it generate a seed and plant it in a separate pot? I mean what do you do manual pollination for?
The flower has to be attached to a plant otherwise it will fade, just like other cut flowers.
After pollination a capsule full of seeds is formed.
Growing orchids from seed is a bit more complicated than just planting seeds. The seeds are nearly microscopic and are typically grown in vitro under sterile conditions.
After you remove that white cover (i'm not from biology so please excuse me for using these layman terms), you applied those 2 yellow pollen. Where did you get those yellow pollen from? You video shows how to insert it but not from where you got it from, in the first place!
The pollinia are underneith the anther cap ("that white cover"). Sometimes they come off attached and you need to remove the anther cap. Other times the anther cap falls away on its own.
Depending on the species, seeds can start to germinate in a few days or a few weeks. There are reports of species taking months to germinate, but this could be due to the growing conditions that are being used.
Slipper orchids are a bit different. The stigma is more of a large pad and there are two spereate anthers holding pollinia on either side of the plant. Look online or at books like "The Fundamentals of Orchid Biology" to get an idea of the morphology of slipper orchids.
it killed my orchid
ilovesundews12 5 days ago
@ilovesundews12 It's not very likely that pollinating the flowers killed your plant. Pollinating the flowers will cause the flowers to die though.
heytimjay 4 days ago
Simple but yet entertaining and engaging..
aileenmistretta 3 months ago
thanx for this got mine in down right
dswart83 7 months ago
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Triffidtraps 8 months ago
Hey could you please do a video on how to pollinate Paphiopedilum orchids ? I would like to try and pollinate my Paphiopedilum orchids :)
Triffidtraps 8 months ago
Thanks for sharing!
bobbymalta73 8 months ago
I tried it, and I was worried I did it incorrectly, but then I looked closely, and saw that it was probably correct. What I did was I removed the part from the orchid, and I took out the part that was covering the yellowish-orange sacks, and I placed it into the area you put it in, and one sack was stuck on the sticky part, and the other was still on the thing. It took some time to place the other sack onto the sticky part, and I think I did it correctly. Hopefully it will create some seeds!
MrHaiHaiBai 9 months ago
That is normal. The flower has done its job of attraction. Think abou the fruit you buy in the store: there aren't pretty flowers on your tomatos, apples, peppers, etc, are there?
heytimjay 1 year ago
smut peddler
cockfight420 1 year ago
Orchid porn :)
zegtasa 1 year ago
hey i have a question. i pollinated my orchid flowers and now they are all starting to become limp-ish. is this normal? i pollinated them 2 days ago and im new to the orchid growing. please help
the13blackzodiac 1 year ago
this is fantastic! i've been laughing my butt off pollinating my phalaenopsis after watching your videos. i'm so new to orchids and they are soooo different from irises which are the only other family/genus i've hand pollinated. i did 4 of 5 flowers on my phal. i wonder if they'll take? i don't know why i find it so funny but i really do. it's a trip! thanks for the great vids. they have been most enlightening!
SakBakNakan 1 year ago
hi...so when the pod of seeds are formed after the pollination, when and what do you with the pod...what is the best way to grow them after. Ive hardly seen any pods or off-shoots from phalaenopsis, so is this possible at all?
ttemata 1 year ago
@ttemata
That's a whole different story. Orchid seeds are not like other seeds. In most cases you can't just sow them. Rather the seeds are cultured in vitro for months to years before moving into the greenhouse.
heytimjay 1 year ago
does it have to be on a live plant or did you detach the flower and put it in vase? After you insert that pollen then what happens? Do you get a seed or something so you can plant it for new flowering plant?
If i buy 1 orchid plant, do i do this manually to make it generate a seed and plant it in a separate pot? I mean what do you do manual pollination for?
mannyparmar 1 year ago
@mannyparmar
The flower has to be attached to a plant otherwise it will fade, just like other cut flowers.
After pollination a capsule full of seeds is formed.
Growing orchids from seed is a bit more complicated than just planting seeds. The seeds are nearly microscopic and are typically grown in vitro under sterile conditions.
heytimjay 1 year ago
After you remove that white cover (i'm not from biology so please excuse me for using these layman terms), you applied those 2 yellow pollen. Where did you get those yellow pollen from? You video shows how to insert it but not from where you got it from, in the first place!
mannyparmar 1 year ago
@mannyparmar
The pollinia are underneith the anther cap ("that white cover"). Sometimes they come off attached and you need to remove the anther cap. Other times the anther cap falls away on its own.
heytimjay 1 year ago
but orchid seeds start to grow like 10-15 years!!!
11Kiizu 1 year ago
@11Kiizu
Depending on the species, seeds can start to germinate in a few days or a few weeks. There are reports of species taking months to germinate, but this could be due to the growing conditions that are being used.
heytimjay 1 year ago
But how to pollinate and when the seeds are ready if i have paphopebidilum?
11Kiizu 1 year ago
@11Kiizu
Slipper orchids are a bit different. The stigma is more of a large pad and there are two spereate anthers holding pollinia on either side of the plant. Look online or at books like "The Fundamentals of Orchid Biology" to get an idea of the morphology of slipper orchids.
heytimjay 1 year ago
will the flower petals wilt after pollination ?
emiliu369 2 years ago
@emiliu369
Yes
heytimjay 1 year ago
what happens after pollinating the flower?
emiliu369 2 years ago
@emiliu369
Hopefully a capsule full of seeds is formed
heytimjay 1 year ago
after you place the pollens and place it to the stigma how long are you going to wait to produced for the seeds
jeromeblas 2 years ago
That depends on the genera. Phalaenopsis capsules take several months (5-7 months) to mature. Spathoglottis takes about 2 months.
heytimjay 2 years ago
lovely
pcovey1 3 years ago
How incredibly sexy!
Just kidding.
quesondriac 3 years ago