Orchid pollination : How to Hand pollinate Phalaenopsis Orchid flowers in the Greenhouse part 2

[@dwread6106]

Thanks for the valuable information! Please note that the "action area" is sometimes obscured by your hand or a part of the orchid. In part I, there's a section where the orchid is completely off camera.

[@bobbymalta73]

When you Pollinate two different Flowers (Colour Patterns) speaces of phalaenopsis their flower colours will be mixed or they will be for example like the mother plant and the father plant? Cheers thks for sharing very helpfull.

[@davidreeves7725]

These videos have been helpful, I am breeding multiple phal with other phal and one of my oncidiums.

[@geminigrl95]

Awesome video Brad! Would you be able to show the seeds once they fri

[@resquetzal1820]

Just catching up with all your videos. Always wanted to know what it took to pollinate orchids. Very imformative and well presented.

[@aribh4929]

Hi Brad , I just pollinated my orchids a few hours ago and I was just wondering how do I know when the seeds are ready and how do I collect them? Also what does it mean by " flasking?" If you could please answer I would really appreciate it!

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Hi Kukuskin, Glad you enjoy the videos! The phal is a hybrid, not sure the name, it never had a tag. But it comes from "Rainbow Greenhouses" here in BC

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Most of the time I sent the seeds to labs to be flasked. A lot of the seeds are now going to head overseas. Seed pods vary in the time it takes to ripen. From 3 months to over a year. It depends on the plant. You just have to watch closely. If I flask again soon I will do a video. I can also do a video on what will be needed.

[@santiagobeltran7751]

Hello brad just a question here, How viable would it be to cross a normal size phal and a mini phal?

[@aslinnortnic1467]

I'm still confused. The receiving flower, do I have to remove the pollen from it then add the new cross pollen? and one last question; do I pollinate just one flower or do I have to pollinate all? does that mean next blooming season they will be crossed? thanks for your prompt reply.

[@Amber-vx5jg]

Thank you sir. Can you explain how to pollinate lillys

[@pixiesmate]

I still have no idea what parts of the orchid to work on, there are some great close up shots of the back of your thumb and the underside of the petal. I need to find another tutorial or a good book where I can see what part is what,

[@sylvainnaef9319]

C .Wright i

[@stanytzabillen2216]

Thanks you my 4 orchids color type has pollianted White + Red - Yellow + Red - Black + White - Blue + Yellow form now has grow seed pods

[@bobbymalta73]

What the Orchid will be once grown like the Red like the White or mixed Colours please? Thks for sharing.

[@addy113]

Hey Brad are you in the lower mainland? and if so I just bought a mother orchid from Oriental Orchids in Burnaby! its pretty neat im looking to start cross breeding, I also got some neat fragrant ones!

[@mar14f]

Wow, that is Amazing... So what colour will it be? And do you have a continuation video of the seed?? Etc. Would really like to know the next step, plantation etc...thank you so much...👍👍👍

[@sherilatta3597]

Can you cross pollinate different types of orchids?

[@diamondman4252]

Cross polinated the two orchids I have flowering. Now to play the waiting game and see if I did it right. Thanks.

[@rjrecipefilipinofood1243]

Oh may this orchids is so beautiful

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Hi Addy, I'm on Vancouver island. Haven't been to Oriental Orchids , I'll have to stop in there next time I'm around that way.

[@dwread6106]

Assuming you are not trying to create a cross, why can't the pollen be applied to the same flower? Can it be applied to a different flower on the same plant?

[@michelleespino9814]

Many plants have chemical incompatibility barriers. If the plant realizes that proteins and hence genes (because genes code for proteins) from pollen grain match those of the style than fertilization will be blocked. This is to ensure genetic diversity. In many cases, even close relatives will be blocked. And FYI different flowers of the same plant are still the same organism... just like you may have two ovaries or testes but they are both you.

[@iluvindia01]

Hi! Brad I hv pollinated my orchid... Now how do I make young plants and after how many days are the seed ready??

[@BradsGreenhouse]

You can leave the polen in the one. It will still polinate normally.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Myself or a friend can flask mine here in Canada. I am now sending seeds to Australia to a friend that way as well. I would think you could find a online Flasking lab... But I'm not sure for sure.

[@BenjiNights]

Hi brad can you do a pollination on cymbidium

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

Hi Brad! I sometime ago made an epic fail, when I cut the green seed pod of a phal and inside was just green wet flesh and no seeds, so epic fail :P. This time I waited for the seed pod to mature, witch means I waited til the pod turned yellow and shrivelled. I carefully and with accurate sterilization with vodka (I couldn't get any alcohol, because in drugs store the cashier could sell me any, because I am only 16 yo), I sterilized the flasks, the seeds pod, and my all tools and the glass board, on witch I proceeded pod's "anatomy". I opened the mature pod (it was 6 months old, because I polinated the flower in september 1st) and what was inside really confused me - the pod was mature but inside was just cotton-like thing and no dust-like seeds. Well, I carefully trasfered the cotton-thing into flasks, and now I am curious, were the seeds so small that they were invisible, or did I just made an "epic fail" again? Please, can you tell me, why there was only cotton like thing and no dusty seeds? Thanks :) P.S. If I just made an epic fail again, I will gonna be so, so mad. . .

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Vytautas Poška the fluff is normal, the seeds are very small, some may have fallen out but im sure there were some in the pod.

[@andrewysk]

do I have to remove the existing (polen that belong to the flower itself) polen when I polinate the flower with the polen from other flower ?: if i leave the polen of the flower untouch, and polinate it with the polen of another flower what will happen ?

[@WayneSadler]

Hi I have 3 of these Habenaria radiata, can you tell me how and what parts I need to use for pollination please.

[@generumsey3179]

Brad, can you hand pollinate a phal?

[@OneJHWH]

you should make a video of how to plant the seeds

[@glenerickson358]

You'll have to use regular potting mix for seed germination. If you repot a store bought orchid, you'll see a small cylinder of potting mix soil under main part of orchid that they used for young plants to get started in.

[@jasminepalmer5391]

Could u do a video on how do crossbreed pansies

[@danarobbins52]

Very cool Brad!! Thanks for sharing.

[@andrewysk]

Hii Brad, how mature is the seed pod then can i pluck it down to do germination on my own ? how do you tell if the seed pod is ripe enough to germinate ? can u do a video on it ? i can't find anyway in youtube teaching this. and also to germinate ourselves without so much high tec...

[@whiteboyfails5592]

when it turns yellow and wrinkles

[@Rebbecca1983]

I can’t get the pollen to stick

[@aribh4929]

I figured out about the flasking but I cant find any place that does it . do you think they can mail me the flasked orchid. also where do you send your seeds to be flasked?

[@BradsGreenhouse]

I end up sending most of my pods away to get flasked. Google "orchid Flasking " and it will give you an idea of the steps.

[@jaspermorse8210]

can you make one for masdavallias

[@hawkkai2903]

Can you make one for Masdevallias?

[@BradsGreenhouse]

same method is applied, just on a much smaller and harder to film scale

[@jojobee42]

When you cross-pollinate two different color orchids, what's the outcome? Is it like crossing two different breed dogs, you'll get a total mix of those two?

[@jaceware8808]

correct. It is best to cross pollinate from the same type of orchid if you want the characteristics to stay the same.

[@glenerickson358]

Probably best to cross pollinate orchids with same color pattern on flowers.

[@72fordmaverick]

If I wanted to bring pollen from a friends orchid home to pollinate my plant could I put it in pill container and keep it warm then use it when I get home 30min later

[@jaceware8808]

Yes that would be fine.

[@jaspermorse8210]

great can you do a video on pollinating cattalaya

[@purposedparadise]

Thank you. Well done!

[@taqikibrahim2098]

I still have no idea where the stegma is.

[@whiteboyfails5592]

in between the 2 dots below were u get the pollen

[@kevinawilliams9703]

When does it go to seed ?

[@glenerickson358]

Main bump behind where he pollinated. Where it attaches to stem

[@renaepapalexiou1421]

Thanks! Great vid!

[@enrikeyoi007]

interesante

[@mkstam]

the sound on the video isn't very good - can hardly hear a thing

[@BradsGreenhouse]

[@andrewysk]

thanks.

[@cliffcox7643]

Pollen should be on a black plate.

[@manpreetghotra6580]

hi mrs cooper

[@davidreeves7725]

The other in the sentence should be another.

[@geminigrl95]

*form and how to plant them. Sorry I hit enter by accident lol

[@jaegeristsupremacy2038]

flower porn be like...

[@ThreeHoursToBuryACat]

I love how incredibly misguided these comments are. "Okay cool I've pollinated now how do I make young plants?" "Once I pollinate next blooming season they'll be crossed?" Yeah you have fun with that..

[@kevinawilliams9703]

When does it go to seed ?