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Old 03-24-2006, 07:31 PM
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First off, let me say hello to everyone. I'm new to this forum, and have been growing Orchids for just about 2 years now. My collection started out as 2 plants and VERY soon after was buying flasks online. I've always had a green thumb and enjoyed watching plants grow. I quickly noticed that Phalaenopsis grow very well in Alaska compared to other species. Currently I'm attempting to create new hybrids, thus my question: Is it possible to use pollen from 2 different plants, to pollinate a 3rd plant? Will it just create 2 different crosses, leaving you to guess which plant came from which cross? I havn't tried this yet because I don't want to waste an attempt on something that might not work at all.

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Sean
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