Hybridization Orchids

Getting a new Orchids varieties with Hybridization

Hybridization is intended to obtain new varieties with color and shapes, flower crown compact and thick texture that can be long lasting as cut lowers, number of many flowers, and no flowers are killed early due to genetic abnormalities and high flower production. Therefore to obtain the desire results, you should the guidelines need to be controlled.

Guidelines to conduct hybridization Orchids

Hybridization should be performed on the morning after watering, selected flowers are still fresh. Chosen a strong flowers, not wilt or not fall rapidly. Knowing the properties of bolt orchid plants to be hybridization, in order to give the expected result, such as the nature of domination that would look a appear on derivatives such as: color, shape and others. Flowers are not attacked by pests, especially in pollen and stigma.
Each get a new variety is good, should be registered at the " Royal Horticultural Society " in London, by filling out the registration form Orchid hybrids with several other requirements.

The step Undertaken in conducting Pollination are as follows:
1. Provide a sheet of white paper and small stick or toothpick are clean.
2. Cap pollinia contained in the open end of the column, which will be seen in it pollinia yellow.
3. The tip of a stick/ toothpick soaked with a liquid that is in a white hole or with a little water.
4. Pollinia taken with caution, hold the white paper as a vessel under the flowers to avoid when pollinia fall on time taken.
5. Pollinia that inserted into the stigma.
6. Label tied to the bud stalk ( pedicel ) of flowers which contain notes about the date of pollination and flower name.
7. A few days later that has been pollinated flowers will wilt. If pollination is successful, and when no pest, then the ovaries will continue to develop into fruit. Orchid is a ripe fruit after 3 months to 6 months or more. Fruit is ripe when they open with characterized the change in fruit color from green to yellowish green.

In choosing an Orchid seed would be planted in the bottle should be noted as follows:
1. Seed whitish in color and empty is a bad seed.
2. The good seed is full or rounded yellow or brown