Pollination By Post

In Photos on 12 July 2012 tagged Orchids, Phalaenopsis, Seeds, Sex

Back in May, my friend Zach sent me some pollen from one of his Phalaenopsis orchids in the mail. I used it to pollenate one of mine that happened to be blooming.

I snapped a quick photo to remember the details. That’s the pollinia there in the plastic bag after the word “purple.”

The pollination took! Here’s the pod today.

Phalaenopsis orchid pods can take 8 months or so to mature, so we still have lots of time to wait. But if this pod produces viable seeds, the plants will be a mix of two different Phalaenopsis hybrids, both with white and purple blooms.

See Also

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• I Definitely Impregnated My Phalaenopsis
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