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paph seed pod--worth the bother?
My Paph Delrosi (huge pink flowers) has been in bloom for a while, and
one of the spent blossoms has created a seed pod. Has anyone tried to grow a paph from seed? Is it worth the bother and the years of waiting? |
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Paphs from seed is the only way (other than division) to propagate paphs at
this time. It's definately worth the time and wait but you have to pick your parents carefully. Selfing a primary hybrid such as Delrosi (delenatii X rothschildianum) does not seem to me to be a wise choice to spend so much time on. By simple Mendellian genetics, you can expect 1/4 to look like each parent and 1/2 to be some sort of blend. Of course, it's not that simple but it's the general idea. If you're curious as to what sort of range of Delrosi-type flowers you can get in the F2 generation, and have the space, and time, and facilities for flasking, you're in business. But I should think if that's your goal, then go back and make the original cross. Due to the time and facilities required for orchid growing, you really do have to have an objective in mind before making a cross. The casual spontaneous selfing is rarely worth the effort unless you were going to do that anyway. Gary "OrchidKitty" wrote in message oups.com... My Paph Delrosi (huge pink flowers) has been in bloom for a while, and one of the spent blossoms has created a seed pod. Has anyone tried to grow a paph from seed? Is it worth the bother and the years of waiting? |
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Kitty,
No. Mick Fournier HBI, Producers of Fine Orchids in Flask www.OrchidFlask.com ================================== "OrchidKitty" wrote in message oups.com... My Paph Delrosi (huge pink flowers) has been in bloom for a while, and one of the spent blossoms has created a seed pod. Has anyone tried to grow a paph from seed? Is it worth the bother and the years of waiting? |
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