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I'm going to guess (hopefully) that terrestrial orchids are easier to germinate outside of TC than epiphytic. I'm going to be receiving a Bletilla Striata seed pod soon, just wondering if anyone has any tips for getting a plant or two from it.
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I thought it was beneficial Fungi.
Vertigo I think you will soon find once you have Bletilla striata, you will never be rid of it.
It is self fertile so no need to bother with pollenating. In the green house these plants are pests, they grow fast and can crowd out other slower growing plants.
Peat will work, just make sure youve got at least 50% perlite.
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orchid seed is without cotyledons and must have the symbiotic fungus to germinate. The fungus "eats" the seed coat and provides sugars for the embryo. In the early days of orchid culture, British botanists would scatter the seed on the growing medium of the mother plant. If the mother plant was well established, there would often be a growth of the associated fungi in the medium. You might try germinating your seed this way, but there aren't any guaranteed results. Nowadays, most seed is germinated in a lab with the proper enzymes and/or fungi present in the petri dish. Good luck!
Try laying some roots from the parent plant on some sterile sand (COOK IT IN THE OVEN FOR AN HOUR OR TWO) scatter the seed over the roots and cover with dark plastic after moistening the sand with boiled water that has cooled to room temperature. I have used this method successfully with Cattleyas and Epidendrums.
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