Cattleya aurantiaca breeding

[DKkenn]

Hi,

I have a cattleya aurantiaca in full flower.
I want to experiment with making my own seeds, so i was wondering if you guys have any knowledge on the matter.
Can i self it and if so, how long does a flowerpod take?

Thanks!

 

[Tony]

It should self assuming that it is not a triplod clone. Figuring out time to harvest comes with a bit of trial and error. Are you planning to flask them yourself or send them off to a lab? If you're using a lab establish your relationship with them now so you're not having to scramble when your pods are ripening. The AOS has a good guide to green pod harvest times, your plants may be a bit faster or slower based on your growing conditions but you'll at least have an idea of when to start watching closely. If you see the blossom end start to yellow harvest the pod right away and send it off, they can go from a bit yellow to popped open very quickly.

https://www.aos.org/orchids/orchid-...ed-capsules-for-the-green-pod-culture-process

 

[DKkenn]

Hi tony,

Thanks for the input! Its just a normal plant.
I will give it a try. I have a lab that can do the germination..

 

[big923cattleya]

Making your own seeds. I think what you mean is sowing your own seeds. The orchid will take care of making the seeds. You can do ‘green pod culture’ or wait until the pod starts to burst open. Either method can be used successfully.
Then once you have established the fact in your own mind that you can get seedlings to germinate and grow, then what?
You’ll need motherflasks, smaller flasks etc. read and plan ahead.

 

[DKkenn]

Making your own seeds. I think what you mean is sowing your own seeds. The orchid will take care of making the seeds. You can do ‘green pod culture’ or wait until the pod starts to burst open. Either method can be used successfully.
Then once you have established the fact in your own mind that you can get seedlings to germinate and grow, then what?
You’ll need motherflasks, smaller flasks etc. read and plan ahead.

As I said I have a guy with a lab that will do the germination.
I will pollinate the plant and leave the plant to make the seeds, then