My experiments have shown that the seedlings in Germany can only be kept alive in a sterile environment.
This species itself does not have enough protection against infection germs. It needs Mycorrhiza partners to survive.
Is there anyone here who cultivates Cypripedium arietinum?
I'm afraid the small seedlings can't synthesize chlorophyll by themselves without mykorrhizal fungi support
An interesting thought, but I also think that the permanent demand for political and gender justice can drive people to their deaths.
I prefer a quiet life in the orchid culture and without contention with other people.
A lot of few years ago we sown orchid seeds that had developed into a Diuris corymbosa I hope. At first I thought it was going to be a Calypso bulbosa. It is very difficult to identify a species of orchid from the seed
Diuris corymbosa from seed to flowwer
Unfortunately, the origin can no longer be determined.
It is an old present from the Leipzig botanical garden from the communist era before the fall of the iron curtain
Sorry i lied. It's just a young plant at the age of my granddaughter. She is 12 now.
Here is a somewhat older plant in my daughter's age.
This species grows very slowly about the same speed as us humans