Orchid Hand Pollination 2

Hand pollination of a Phalaenopsis flower from a different angle.

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Education

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• orchid
• pollination
• education

[heytimjay]

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?

[ttemata]

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?

[heytimjay]

@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.

[11Kiizu]

But how to pollinate and when the seeds are ready if i have paphopebidilum?

[heytimjay]

@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.

[emiliu369]

what happens after pollinating the flower?

[heytimjay]

@emiliu369

Hopefully a capsule full of seeds is formed

[aileenmistretta]

Simple but yet entertaining and engaging..

[dswart83]

thanx for this got mine in down right

[Triffidtraps]

Hey could you please do a video on how to pollinate Paphiopedilum orchids ? I would like to try and pollinate my Paphiopedilum orchids :)

[bobbymalta73]

Thanks for sharing!

[MrHaiHaiBai]

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!

[cockfight420]

smut peddler

[zegtasa]

Orchid porn :)

[the13blackzodiac]

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