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Old 04-09-2008, 08:07 AM
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Hey there ...This might be a stupid question ...But here it go's

Is it possible to cross - pollinate most of the Orchid species....and if so what must i do the enhance the success rate.
Example : Butterfly-X-Vanda...
Any tips will help....thanks
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Is it possible to cross - pollinate most of the Orchid species....and if so what must i do the enhance the success rate.
Example : Butterfly-X-Vanda...
Any tips will help....thanks
Orchids within an alliance, for example the Cattleya Alliance, can pretty much all be crossed with one another. Orchids in different alliances, for eample a Dendrobium and a Paphiopedilum can not be crossed.

I do not know what genera you're talking about when you say "Butterfly". That's not a genera. It may be a common name of some kind but we'd need to know what the genera was before we coul tell you if it would cross with a Vanda.

The best tip I can give is to learn your orchid alliances. Then you'll be able to know which orchids you can cross.
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