I have a pod of Epi Nocturnum x self- it should be ripe any day now. I have nice Cashew seedlings (about 1ft tall or more), daylilies and lots of tropicals- I am interested in your Vanda. LMK- Gwenn

Hi everyone,I am from Madagascar and i sell green pod of orchids like angraecum,aeranthes,all miniatures orchids of Madagascar,you can add me on my facebook "loic hervin razakamanana",I have already sent around the world as thailand, south africa, united states and some countries in europe. Thanks

I got curious about these. I didn't come up with the plumeria orchid but I bet it's not an orchid. Orchid seeds are usually microscopic. You may want to attempt growing the plumeria pudica. It looks interesting. It is also called white frangipani. I linked to a picture for you or anyone who wants to trade with you. Sorry. My two plumerias are small cuttings that have never bloomed. No seeds from me, lol!! Good luck with your trade, Mimi Here is a link that might be useful: Plumeria pudica

When hybridizing, have a goal in mind. What are you looking for? What new thing do you want to create? Understand the background of the parents. Are they compatible? Diploids or Tetraploids. (you can breed diploids x diploids and tetraploids x tetraploids, A tetraploid x diploid will create a triploid, which is fine but will be ususally sterile). Use the best parents you can find to create a new hybrid. Look for traits other than the flower like for cattleyas, multiple leads, short rhizomes, robust growth. Pollinating an orchid is very easy. Remove the pollen capsule from the mother plant. Remove the pollen capsule from the father plant, with a toothpick, pry out the pollina from capsule, and with the tip of the toothpick, place the pollen into the concave stigma (just behind the pollen tip), it is a sticky depression. Depending on type of species, the gestation for seeds vary. When the pod matures, I usually have the greenpod (unopened) flasked for me professionally. To flask the seeds yourself, requires sterile conditions and a flasking hood. There is a high rate of fungal contamination if you don't do it right.