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03-24-2006, 06:31 PM
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 Breeding New Hybrids 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. Thanks Sean Last edited by Ak_Orchid; 03-25-2006 at 12:34 AM.      |
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03-25-2006, 05:16 PM
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| ok i'm confused--use pollen from two plants on a single flower, or pollen from plant A on one flower of plant B, and then pollen from plant C on another flower of plant B? sure, that would work. just tie little tags on each flower so you know what the stud was. as for plant A and C on single flower of plant B--i suspect only one would pollinate it. but i'm lousy at plant genetics and ploidy-ness and all that good stuff.  |
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03-25-2006, 08:09 PM
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| I'm talking about taking pollen from plant A, and Pollen from Plant B, and putting both into Plant C. I'm guessing it's something not worth trying, but thought about it just the same. Thanks |
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03-25-2006, 10:36 PM
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| only one of the pollens will pollinate plant c and you will not know which it was. To cross all three you need to start with two and then add the third to the first cross. With Phals at about 3 years to maturity you will have six years to wait for the results. Then crossing a to b is not necessarily the same as crossing b to a and then to c. that is four possible crosses from the three plants as you wanted. (a x b) x c (b x a) x c c x (a x b) c x (b x a) and you did not consider (c x a) x b (c x b) x a then add the possibility that any seed cross is not consistent. Every cross can give you multiple results. hybridizing is a lifetimes work.
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