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The Plant Propagator
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Welcome to The Plant Propagator channel! I will show and explain the various methods of plant propagation, with emphasis on cuttings, seeds, and tissue culture methods for garden plants, tropical plants and orchids.
Since I retired as a full professor in Plant Biotechnology at a large research university in the USA in June 2021, my interests have expanded and my orchid collection has grown. I hope to be able to explain plant propagation at a very simple level, because it really is easy to make all the plants you will ever want or need, if you know the basics.
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Happy Propagating!
Since I retired as a full professor in Plant Biotechnology at a large research university in the USA in June 2021, my interests have expanded and my orchid collection has grown. I hope to be able to explain plant propagation at a very simple level, because it really is easy to make all the plants you will ever want or need, if you know the basics.
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Happy Propagating!
New and First Blooms
In this video, I share blooms of Bc. Hamlyn's Magic and show the first bloom of Cattelya Magairlin, a hybrid of Cattleya nobilior and Cattleya aclandiae. I show blooms coming on Rlc. Amazing Thailand 'Rainbow' and my first bloom spike on Ctt. Lily Genovese, which will be open in a few days. I also show some of the floriferous Dendrobiums in my collection.
I shout out to @SVKLOrchids as he also has shown video of Cattleya Magairlin - his are bigger but mine have spots.
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I shout out to @SVKLOrchids as he also has shown video of Cattleya Magairlin - his are bigger but mine have spots.
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Orchid Virus Testing
Просмотров 30714 часов назад
In this video, I test 2 of my Cattleya orchids for orchid viruses using Agdia's ImmunoStrip virus detection kit. Both plants showed some symptoms of virus infestation; the first plant displayed color break in the flowers while the second plant showed some twisting/contortion of the leaves, along with brown mottling in those areas. I also share some information about virus transmission in orchid...
Orchid Fakes
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.21 час назад
In this video, I share how some orchid videos and their thumbnails may be manipulated to falsely show enhanced plant growth, incredible root production and unbelievable flower numbers to make plants that just do not exist! I then show how I take an image of one of my nice plants and make it look spectacular! These types of manipulated images are fake and unethical, and I show you what to look f...
First Flower 2 Years from Seed!!
Просмотров 377День назад
In this video, I show the first flowers from Dendrobium Woo Hoo. The seed of this hybrid were flasked less than 2 years ago and this is a remarkably short flowering time. Many of the siblings of this plant are also large but no others are in spike. This plant was grown by one of my orchid seedling foster parents and I also show you some of the plants in his collection, along with the seed capsu...
Orchid Stories, More Sundance Orchids, Seedlings getting BIG!
Просмотров 43514 дней назад
In this video, I share some additional recent purchases from Sundance Orchids, show some of my small blooming Cattleyas and finally show some of my seedlings that were transferred from 2 inch pots into 4 inch pots. If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can join this channel to get access to these perks and more: ruclips.net/channel/UC3owwnFmSaZA5_ZYHqobi7wjoin
Orchids are like Cacti?
Просмотров 51114 дней назад
In this video, I talk about the big similarity between orchids and cacti. I think that it is important to understand how orchids grow in order to get them to perform at the highest level. Most orchids and cacti conduct photosynthesis using CAM or Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. This photosynthetic pathway is associated with succulent plants as a mechanism to minimize water loss during CO2 uptake....
Twelve Steps to Highly Successful Deflasking of Orchids.
Просмотров 41414 дней назад
In this video, I share 12 steps that will lead to a very efficient deflasking of orchids, resulting in greater than 95% survival. These steps are: 1) Soak the bark mix in hot water to thoroughly hydrate 2) Rinse (the orchids) to completely remove the flasking medium 3) Do not let your plants dry out - they are babies 4) Plant at the right depth - you want to see the new roots 5) Water (and trea...
Fertilizer application and uptake in Orchids
Просмотров 79521 день назад
In this video, I share the fertilizer regime that I use for my orchids. I also explain water and fertilizer uptake in roots and how to know that the solution actually entered the roots. I know that I spelled "Velamen" wrong AGAIN - something about me and velamen.... If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can join this channel to get access to these perks and mo...
A Small Haul from Sundance Orchids and Bromeliads
Просмотров 73321 день назад
In this video, I show my small haul of new orchids from Sundance Orchids and Bromeliads in Ft. Myers, Florida. Their July sale continues through Saturday, July 20th. I also share some ideas about my plans for these purchases and show the orchid that I won during Orchid Bingo, which was held by my local orchid society. If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can ...
Sundance Orchids and Bromeliads July Sale!
Просмотров 97928 дней назад
In this video, I show some of the Orchids that will be on sale at Sundance Orchids and Bromeliads in Ft. Myers, FL. In addition to the amazing orchids and bromeliad plants, they are now selling incredible flasks that were generated by The Plant Propagator! Their sale runs from Wednesday - Saturday, July 17-20 where the regular plants will be on sale for 20% off. A few items will not be on sale ...
Lab Tour!
Просмотров 306Месяц назад
In this video, I tour you through the laboratory showing you my lab bench space, the media prep area, my hood, the autoclave and all of my flasks and plants in the culture room. If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can join this channel to get access to these perks and more: ruclips.net/channel/UC3owwnFmSaZA5_ZYHqobi7wjoin
Orchid Growing Space Tour!
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
In this video, I show my orchids growing in my yard in Southwest Florida. I provide some updates on some of my flowering orchids but share my orchids and overall growing space. If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can join this channel to get access to these perks and more: ruclips.net/channel/UC3owwnFmSaZA5_ZYHqobi7wjoin
More New Blooms
Просмотров 419Месяц назад
I this video, I show new flowers from Rlc. Edisto x Rlc. American Heritage, which is not yet registered and I find hard to believe is really this hybrid. I also show blooms of Cattleya Big Dipper. If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can join this channel to get access to these perks and more: ruclips.net/channel/UC3owwnFmSaZA5_ZYHqobi7wjoin
New and First Blooms
Просмотров 511Месяц назад
In this video, I highlight 3 new blooms on my orchids and 2 of those are first time blooms for me. I share the blooms and was surprised that I have a parent of one of the blooms, a grandparent of another and a cousin of the third. If you want access to additional special videos, emojis, and badges, you can join this channel to get access to these perks and more: ruclips.net/channel/UC3owwnFmSaZ...
Progeny of Den. Woo Leng
Просмотров 545Месяц назад
In this video, I show one of my most vigorous Dendrobiums (Den. Woo Leng) and the flowers of one progeny plant AND a bloom spike from a Woo Leng hybrid that will likely lead to flowers within 2 seed of seed flasking. This exceptionally rapid flowering time may be due to the generation of large plants in flasks, and the vigor of this parent. If you want access to additional special videos, emoji...
Inoculation of Beneficial Fungi on Orchids
Просмотров 589Месяц назад
Inoculation of Beneficial Fungi on Orchids
Fun Awards from a Local Orchid Society
Просмотров 315Месяц назад
Fun Awards from a Local Orchid Society
Relaxing with Butterfly Orchid Pollinators
Просмотров 4342 месяца назад
Relaxing with Butterfly Orchid Pollinators
Corn and Orchids - explaining pollination
Просмотров 3762 месяца назад
Corn and Orchids - explaining pollination
Growing and Dividing an Abused Phalaenopsis
Просмотров 7072 месяца назад
Growing and Dividing an Abused Phalaenopsis
Your excitement is so contagious.. and your orchids are gorgeous! I was smiling all the way through! 😊😊😊 So nice to see someone else so excited about their first blooms..
Thanks for your comment! Yeah, I do like my orchids and do get very excited about first blooms (and most other blooms too). I am passionate about what I do - not just for the videos - keeps me going.....
You know what would be interesting? That Hamlyns Magic on one of your favorite vigorous Tampensis.
I crossed this flower earlier today with a large, spotted Cattleya. I do have some other really unusual tampensis crosses and am curious to see how they look in a few years. Thanks for your comment!
you are generous to call them "RUclips contributors". but it is an interesting time we live in, and we know that fact is stranger than fiction, so i fell like things are gonna get real weird....i mean i think the world is weird already!!! edit to add, it would be nice to know what % of the "views" are from bots. just another weird, unpredictable factor to consider. perhaps the ai has already taken over and is just hoarding all the $$...hahaha, how's THAT for a conspiracy theory :)
You are making my head hurt. I guess that I am too simple minded and trustworthy. For me, hard work and honesty has paid off in my life so far. I think that the bots should take the money, retire, and have fun growing orchids like us. 😁
Your orchids are beautiful! I’m looking forward to seeing the one with the 3 cattleya cross. I love walkeriana!!
Thanks for your comment!! That flower opened today and I am just a little disappointed that it does not look more like a walkeriana. It seems to be a small flower that looks more like the bowringiana parent. I will make a video of it soon - maybe it will get nicer? I am picking up a new walkeriana this week at my local show. I lost my only walkeriana plant recently but I collected pollinia and used it successfully to make a few crosses before it went to orchid heaven. It was a nice flower - but, the plant was not very vigorous
@@plantpropagator I would love to see it. I have several walkeriana crosses and one species I think. Thank you again!
I'd suggest you use your Hamlyn's Magic as the seed parent, rather than as a pollen parent. For no special or objective reason, other than the fact that it is likely smaller than what you plan the other parent plant to be. I generally prefer to cross the large one onto the small one, if I am not going to do it both ways. And your Hamlyn's is very vigorous, it won't suffer at all from carrying the capsule. And you get a sensation that you are going to improve size in the progeny, while you'd get a feeling you are decreasing size of the large flowers, if you were to do the other way around... this way you also keep the large flower to bear a capsule from another large flower's pollinia... None of this is very objective and it may make absolutely no real difference, I know, but... Also, Your C. Magairlin is awesome. How come a cattleya primary got registered only in 2018??? I would imagine there were no Cattleya primaries to be registered after mid last century! Last but not least: I am just as excited as you are, looking forward for Lily Genovese's blooms! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for your comment! I usually do cross the pollinia from the large to the small flower. My reasoning, which may not be valid, is that the pollen tubes from the larger flower will more easily reach the eggs of the small flower than visa versa. I have no data to support this. Genetically, the hybrids from reciprocal crosses will be very similar. Cytoplasmic genes are only inherited from the seed parent and that is the main difference. I will try crossing onto Hamlin's magic - maybe a spotted intermediate sized but wide petal cattleya? I think that there are a lot of hybrids yet to make and I do not have too many species so I still like making wide crosses. And Lily Genovese just opened today - it is exciting to get my first bloom on this plant but the flower seems to be a little boring.....
There are a great many species in the new genus _Cattleya_ , after the phylogenetics people got done with it. ChatGPT claims 114 but there are more because, well, ChatGPT misses things. Yet even if we pick 114 species in the genus then the pairwise combinations are 6441. And then we realize there are many, many more species in the _Laeliinae_ , many of which readily cross with the _Cattleya_ genus, many over 2000, which means there are millions of pairwise combinations, though many of the _Epidendrum_ may not give viable seed when crossed out.
@@TheDanEdwards Yes, but really, aclandiae and nobilior aren't, neither one of them, newbies in the genus or in the trade. I can't believe this pairing hasn't been made long before 2018! And I didn't know names would have to be registered again if one of the parents moved from one genus to another! It surprises me! I thought that you would have just the first name changed, like Sophrolaeliocattleyas turning into simply Cattleyas. So Slc Destiny becomes C. Destiny... is that right?
@@TheDanEdwards Wow - beautifully explained. I do look to see if someone has already made a cross before I make it. But, I have not yet shopped for species, specifically so that I could make a new cross. I even had colleagues who generated new genera with their crosses,, though it was unintentional.
You should do some RUclips and tiktok reaction videos to those hack videos. I plan to do so on my channel down the road
That sounds fun and is a great idea. But, it is your idea and I will leave that to you. Thanks for watching and good luck on your channel!!
@@plantpropagator thanks and yes..will get on to that down the track. Good work in sharing your knowledge in orchids
Wow you have a lot of seed pods. That’s awesome
If only 5% of them are good, I am set for life!
AMEN !!
Thank you for sharing information with us and for the examples.👍 Great news for your orchids!
I have been hesitating on doing this for a while so it was time to move forward! I am glad that the tests were all negative. Thanks for your comment!
I also saw these type of images on social media and I immediately recognised that there might be something wrong. For me as a beginner, it looked too perfect to exist. I am glad that you have done this video and I hope that more people won't fall in believing these false methods of improving your orchid.
Thanks for your comment. The thing is, there are videos in between; peole that seem to know what they are doing but do not understand the science. I just looked at a channel today where this guy is making RO water for his orchids because he wants to use pure water. Then, he stores it outside in a tank and algae grows in it. So, it is not real RO water because the algae is feeding on something. And it is best to not use RO water for your orchids in the first place because the orchids benefit from some of the chemicals in regular tap water. These people do present themselves as authorities and it is hard to ignore them.....
Wow it’s so cool how you tested! One day I’ll try it. It’s not worth risking the whole collection. Thanks for showing us!
It was so easy to do - I was thinking about having a virus testing session at one of my next members meetings. Or talking with AOS about having them sponsor a session at a meeting...
Oh John! I know how you feel. It’s very discouraging bc these channels are so big and prevalent. I’ve had friends and family point it out like when they tell me about those “tricks” and magical tips. It’s sad but many people probably believe that even though there is no basis or evidence. And those channels have hundreds of thousands of subs. It’s sad. I think though that RUclips now makes them make an acknowledgement that AI enhancement was used but still it’s not enough.
Thanks for your comment. I thought that I needed to make this video because it is so disappointing that you and I work hard to put together good videos and the false/fake videos are so prevalent and get so many views. And, people talk about AI but these orchid videos do not use AI - people manipulate the thumbnails and the creators intentionally mislead the viewers.
What do you do if anything for feeding? Thanks
I feed a lot of my plants but not elephant ear. It would be helpful to give them regular water soluble fertilizer or time release to keep them growing and healthier. If you have your plants in pots, then sure, feeding is recommended. For my plants growing outside in soil, they get fed when they are close to some other plants that I am fertilizing....
Thanks, im growing a couple of different alocassia indoors near my orchids. Fun keeping the size in check with smallish pots.
Yeah - they really like getting big. You can keep (and other plants) on the smaller side by holding back their roots, like bonsai but these plants show off their stuff when allowed to get big!!
Thank you, John. What an informative video!
Thanks for your comment - I am glad that you liked the video. I have been meaning to make this one for a while - I just did not want to deal with virus positive plants - luckily, I was OK. Maybe others are procrastinating for the same reason?
@@plantpropagator I know the feeling of relief when a suspected plant turns out to be clean.
Very nice they are not infected!!! But why the lip color is unstable?
Thanks for your comment - yow - that is an excellent question. I do not know for sure. There are a few possibilities: 1) My virus test kit is for the two most common viruses. There could be others affecting the plant. But, I did not see other aspects of virus infection in this plant. 2) In this plant, the genes for purple pigment formation may lie in an area of the chromosome where it is turned off, but inconsistently. This is unusual but it happens. This is called gene silencing and is common in plants but may be unusual in flower development. 3) The same gene is interrupted via a transposon or jumping gene - again, unusual in orchids but it happens - discovered in corn by a scientist who was awarded a Nobel for her discovery... 4) Not sure about the layering of cells that give rise to flowers but this may have resulted from a chimera, or a mixture of cells that did not sort out correctly when the flower was forming. Does this help?
@@plantpropagatortransposons, Barbara McClintock, if that is the case, it would be very interesting. And now you are free to cross it and explore the mutation, imagine this plant crossed to one of yours peloric cattleyas, what would come as a result 🙃 Thanks a lot for the video and I hope you use the plant in a cross, maybe a self if you are still concerned it carries some other virus
@@PL_Brazil She is one of 3 Nobel Laureates that I have met and was very nice. I do not think that I will use this flower in any of my crosses - I have the pollinia stored but the flower was just weird and I am not sure that I want to deal with that. I have plenty of other crosses to make.....
And on Facebook there are millions of ads for magical potions, which can apparently revive dead. All follow the same template - first someone is trying to throw into bin clearly dead and rotten orchid, next we see stop sign (do not throw in a bin), then they are applying these magical potion to corpse of poor phal, and next we see (clearly fresh-from the store) flowering phalaenopsis. And for some reason reporting these ads doesnt working - moderators always dont find any problem with these. And dont forget the flood of AI generated monkey-faced orchids in various groups in fAcebook with billions of likes and exalted comments "beautiful", "bellisimo" etc. No one doing anything with these content-farms because they make money
Thanks for subbing and for your comment. I tried to make folks aware of the fake orchid video thumbnails that lure people into videos but I probably did not have much of an impact - I agree that there is a lot out there. Should I make a video describing more of what you mentioned? And call it "Magical Orchid Resurrection?" or "There is no such thing as dead for orchids?" You are good with words - can you come up with a title? Maybe, I can show a dead orchid, or banana peels, or coffee grounds, or dead bugs or anything and spray it with water (music playing - harp and violins) and have an orchid appear!
@@plantpropagator I would stick with title "Never throw your orchids away!" - as maguc potion sellers usually title their ads
Thank you for sharing this with us. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! So happy they came out negative.
Thanks for your comment. Yeah - I was happy that they were all negative. I am very aware of virus spreading and I try to be careful but I have heard horror stories about people's collections being just decimated due to virus spread. I have been putting these tests off for a while but I am so glad that I finally did this.
These edited/clickbait videos infuriates me. Because they get more views and more subscribers compared to legitimate orchid growers that aims to help ny sharing proper knowledge, ideas and their experiences throughout the years.
Thanks for your comment. And YEAH, I KNOW!!
I'm so glad you did this video!❤ So many beginners get sucked into these fakes and then feel like failures and give up.😢 I have to admit that I almost fell for one or two of them when I first began my orchid journey.🤦🏼♀️ Luckily, I'm a pessimist and wanted proof but couldn't find any.😠 It's too bad RUclips doesn't remove these fakes even when they are reported.🤬
I am glad that I made this video but I know that the fakes will continue. The thumbnails that are shown really do pull people in but they are clearly fake, along with most of the information in the videos themselves. Thanks for your comment - glad that you enjoyed it. I hope that you know that members can use additional orchid emojis - the more members that I get, the more emojis that I can add for members to use....
I am glad you did this kind of video. People are inpatient with their orchids, and they try to outsmart timing and care that involves in growing this beautiful things!
Thanks for your comment. I had not thought about this before but yes, they can think that they saw something incredible in a video that made orchid grow and bloom like magic. I guess that I should not take their hope away for magical things....
Well they probably don't realize that they are making money......
As long as they are entertained......
What I am discusted with is the fact that when you report frauds on RUclips nothing is done and more videos constantly resurface and its because its all about the creators taking the money paid out by RUclips and it's theft to me....I never watch the video's!! It angers me.
Thanks for your comment. It angers me too but there are apparently lots of people who do watch those videos. I do not know if they believe what they are seeing or just like to watch for fun and then laugh about it because it is so false. It may be like the reality shows that are also not reality.
Thanks for brining out this video. The fake information about orchids has beeny quite offputting. It's gotten so bad that many new growers, newly obsessed with the hobby vacuum up all the latest information thinking it will make them the latest experts and then literally 90% of the stuff talked about is false so most of what they have learnt and are proud of knowing is not true and a waste of time learning even. I am fairly confident if I talked to you even for 10 minutes I'd find at least one major myth about orchids you believe that is completely false...
I have also been to orchid meetings where the presenter, who grows and is selling orchids is presenting false information. That drives me crazy. They are so confident and have been presenting this same false information for years. They also claim to be scientists which makes me even more upset. I have seen bad scientists too. You do what you can to provide real science but social media allows a lot of bad information to be presented as fact.....
@@plantpropagator completely agree. But that in turn makes it so hard to figure out what is thus true or not. Even the experts have no clue. How is anyone meant to figure it out, like who to listen to.
@@tomfurmby88 In the scientific community, we do have the review process, which works most of the time. RUclips did start a service where, certain contributors could comment on a video and those comments would be shown to viewers during the video. I do not think that this worked very well. It is difficult to monitor - you just have to try to figure out who can be trusted.....
I've seen other videos on this topic, but this is one of the nicest and most comprehensive! Great job! It is a very important topic, I get my head fuming when I get those fake orchid flowers or other weird plants created by A.I. on social media, as if they were real, with a Latin binomial and care tips included! I just block them all! It is revolting, and if we are not very careful and watchful, the truth will simply be buried underneath a ton of fakes and lies! And, not only when it comes to plants, either! Thank you for posting this!
Thanks for your comment - I guess that I hit a sore spot with you (and a few others). I will just keep on providing valid information, even if my views are not over a million.....
With the advent of generative AI and powerful LLMs there is a sense that determining what is real or not is going to get a lot more difficult. The example you gave in this video is one where anyone with some experience with orchids knows the phal image has been highly manipulated, but most people in the word do not have lots of experience with orchids. I've used AI image generation enough to be confident that I cannot get anatomically correct plants in but a tiny fraction of attempts. The producers of these tools have been concentrating on generating human images and if you want a headshot they are really good at putting out images of humans, but not for plants and most other animals.
When I was the editor-in-chief of my journal and still teaching at the University, I was one of the first to employ plagiarism detection software and that worked well at the time. You are right, with AI and deep fakes, the game has changed a lot. I am glad that I got out before things go so much more complicated!!
@@plantpropagator I work with FX art for film, video and photography, and it is my area of expertise do do the best fake possible, in the studio. So I know that it has long been possible to do much better than most of the A.I. stuff that is around. But, as you work toward perfection making the fake more believable, it gets exponentially more expensive and out of the reach of the garden variety of internet heckler. Now, as AI improves, it shifts this paradigm flooding the web with these fakes and the common people are usually not equipped with the right amount of information to tell things apart! It amazes me the capacity we humans have for self sabotage!
@@Naturamorpho I am very old school - I did dodging and burning in a darkroom before Photoshop was even invented. Even in the old days, I had colleagues who would come to me to get the best images from their negatives and complain that I made things look better than they actually were. Now, what I used to do is nothing...... I can still sometimes spot what is fake but it takes some time.
Do you have any experience creating petunia polyploids? Interested in trying it with firefly petunias
I am sorry but I do not ay experience generating polyploids, although I am asked this a lot. The challenge is not the application of the chromosome doubling agent (which you need to be careful with since these compounds are mutagens) but the testing of the results to determine if a diploid or tetraploid has been made. Another question is the ploidy of this petunia. I contacted the people who made this petunia to ask what petunia cultivar they started with and they never answered. The petunia cultivar 'Mitchell' is a white petunia that is used a lot in plant transformation work and I assume that is what they used. Mitchell is diploid. But, they never responded so I do not know what they used to generate the Firefly petunia.
This gives me all sorts of ideas!!
Thanks for your comment and I am glad that you are getting ideas from my video! If something works really well, let me know!
Looks amazing.
Thanks - always hoping for more......
I was excited when I got a Firefly Petunia from my son for my birthday. It was amazing to see the flowers glow. Unfortunately after 3 months struggling to keep it alive it died 😔.
After I made my video, I ignored my plants and should have repotted and propagated them. I did use them for 2 different presentations that I gave to orchid groups which was really nice and well received. But, I am sorry to say that my plants are no longer with me either. They struggled in the Florida heat and I did not care for them like I should have. You and I both got to see something pretty special!!
Although you may not be happy with the flower on that Dendrobium, because they are seed grown, you will get variation among the different seedlings, won’t you?
Thanks for your comment - sure, there will be variation among the seedlings. I am always HOPING for the best possible outcomes. I am an optimist but setting myself up for many disappointments with my seedlings.... Many of the seedlings of that cross are big so it should not be long until the next flower on the next plant.
Thank You for this visit, beautiful orchids and healthy babies dendrobiums !
I am happy to share my colleague's orchids. I think that he enjoyed watching me make a video of his collection too!
I need a less sterile way to propagate. I know it will be less likely to work but it's a lot and my seed pod is getting close to being ready!!
You are right - you can try other approaches that do not work as well as flasking. For most people, you might be able to get low germination if you sprinkle the seed onto a tree or piece of wood (or in a pot with bark) in an area that you think might be conducive for orchid seedling germination and growth. If you are lucky and have mycorrhizae around, you may get a few seeds to form seedlings.
Thank you so much for showing us! That is incredibly fast for WooHoo to bloom. Do you worry about the pots getting too much water in rainy season?
I use Classic grade Orchiata for my seedlings and am not worried about the pots getting too wet since they are so small. When the plants get a little bigger, I move them to new pots and potting mix, that is a lot more airy. A lot of people are concerns with overwatering of seedlings but I keep my newly deflasked seedlings pretty moist - to the point of being wet. When they are bigger, that changes.
WOW, That is amazing growth on the Den Woo Hoo! I have such high hopes for my seedlings that are all doing well. Thank you again, Sherrii😊
Thanks for your comment and for watching. There will be more on this in a member's video that I will release tomorrow.
Amazing fast! I'm not familiar with this kind of Dendrobium, I don't know how fast they are supposed to be! What has been your record time from sowing to blooming with Cattleyas? You work at such an optimum standard, it is awesome to follow! I have been dealing with two years of flask time for catt's, doing low-tech/low-cost. I'm trying to make up for that as I grow the seedlings after deflasking, but there is just so much growth a healthy seedling can put up, right! Your friend is really doing a great job with his plants and seedlings! Thank you for sharing!
I am still relatively new at this, in orchid years. I have only had a couple of my Catts bloom - most of my work and nice results have been more recent. I had a first bloom on one of my Catts after 2.5 years after deflasking. I think that this will be reduced further over time. I do have my eye on a few really vigorous and large seedlings from newer crosses!
I know you generally pot your flasklings individually, if say a 'friend' had a flask of plants that are an inch or less would a community pot be a better option? They are a particularly tasty version of dowiana if that matters.
Some people like to use community pots but I do not. I prefer to disturb the roots once when the plants are deflasked and not twice, during the time that the plants in a community pot will need to be separated. That second disturbance is usually really rough since the roots can really be intertwined. In addition, if some of the plants in a community pot are more sensitive to a pathogen, those susceptible plants are right on top of or closely intermingles with the other plants, making them more likely to be infected. For me, there are no benefits to a community pot, other than to save time and media with the first deflasking. Sorry - I know that your friend will not be happy to hear this. But, I know some growers who mostly use this approach....
Hi, do you where I could purchase a Jamaican Red? It seems hard to find older orchids.
I do not know where you can find one. This one was gifted to me. As a member, please feel free to contact me via e-mail.
Regarding the _C. aclandiae_ cross: other vendors advertise that too. I suspect it originates from H&R as they advertise "Midnight Beauty" as being a triploid (3N) and they crossed it with a tetraploid. You might call up H&R and ask them.
I will reach out to Roy to ask. I believe that a triploid will not be able to produce any progeny. You might get an occasional functional pollen or egg but most would not be functional. If Roy responds, I will let you know - thanks for your comment!
Thank you for posting this video John. It was very interesting, even though you felt that you neglected a few things. It’s always interesting to learn the science of orchids beyond just their beauty. They really are pretty interesting plants.
Thanks for your comment - yeah - I often feel that I leave things out. I get done and think to myself about what I forgot to say. I have a list but still miss some points. I have been a plant scientist for 40 years and am learning how different orchids are from the other plants that I have worked with.....
Yeah, the first one, by its label, should be a tetraploid cultivar crossed with another cultivar (presumably diploid). So this individual is probably is a triploid, which is going to be a mess for crossing.
Thanks for that information - if it is a triploid, I will try to self the first flower and see if I get anything. If not, it is likely a triploid and I will just let it grow - no crossing it. I do have one plant that I am pretty sure is a triploid and the flowers are really waxy, fragrant and long lived. It is from Fred Clarke and he suggested that I self the plant and see if I got anything - I have tried twice and got nothing. I am not going to try a third time. For this aclandiae, I found another vendor selling this same cross and there is no information on it. The 'Midnight Beauty' is not an AOS awarded plants so I have no idea where this is from. But, thanks for the note - I will keep that in mind when this plant flowers.
Here in Brazil aclandiaes are usually grown in wood sticks, their growth habits are erratic, which make containers not the best option, different from C labiata. The aclandiae smells terrific, you will like that. Lc Jungle Elf (C aclandiae x L esalqueana) is a very beautifull yellow primary hybrid with lots of spots, Fred Clarke has a video on youtube reporting his experiences with spotted hybrids, you might like to watch it, if you haven't already. Thanks, all the best to you!
Thanks for your comment - I found Fred's video and will watch it tonight - I may have seen it earlier but I will watch it again to make sure that I did not miss anything. I assume that is the one on spots and flares? This is my first aclandiae so we will see how it grows for me. This one seems to want to roam a little, maybe like a lot of Cattleya species.
What is the orchid plant on the table next to you with a tag on it?
The plant with the tag blowing in the wind is C. Big Dipper - the tag is from a cross that I made onto it. There is a similar looking orchid next to it that is C. STK Jewel. It is one of the first flowers on that plant and the flowers are very fragrant.
The spotted bifoliates are some of my favorite orchids: Cattleyas aclandiae, schilleriana, tigrina, amethystoglossa, and even some individuals of granulosa and intermedia! I just love those freckles! And then, I am a fan of primary hybrids, there's no comparing their vigor with either species or complex hybrids... Curious to see how your C. Magairlin comes out! Also, the story and the name really go together with your Keepsake! As a matter of personal taste, I don't like Cattleya alliance hybrids with too long a flower spike for too small or too few flowers on them, which is pretty much how Gct Keepsake presents itself. I like shorter spikes, although not too short as to get the flowers crammed up too close to the sheath. I would look for shorter spike flowers if making crossings with it! Again, that is personal opinion, not sure how judging goes with this kind of traits. The bulk sales people, too, like to make packaging and shipping easier... Well, you don't sound like you are adding it to your breeding programs... Thank you for sharing!
It turns out that there are a LOT of folks who like species and primary hybrids - I do have a few but I try to stay away from crowded/trendy/popular areas because I do not want to do what everyone else is doing. I think that I can generate some really exciting hybrids by making wide crosses and will continue to do that. I also like being surprised by new flowers and hybrids that have not been made before. I want to make big spotted flowers but am also into flaring and new color combinations. And fragrance is super important to me. Maybe I will be able to focus like you in a few years after I play around!!