It's a very healthy looking seed pod, to be sure! I think the offspring will be very interesting! I don't know very much about breeding orchids... although, flasking looks to be a bit beyond what I have the capacity to do here! I'm only just starting my orchid collection, and only just learning the fine points of keeping them all happy and healthy... I haven't even gotten one of them to flower as of yet! They're all young, one or two being close to blooming size... it will be quite a while before I'm ready to try my hand at pollinating any of them! So far, though, all four of my nice little orchid plants are alive and looking good... so, I must be doing something right! I was gifted with an Epidendrum radicans cutting, and immediately got the "bug" to collect more! I've since added a Cymbidium, Dendrobium keiki (another generous gift), and an Encyclia... all are in what I hope is the right spot in my home, and all look green and happy! Breeding them won't become an issue until after I can successfully get each one to re-flower for me... and since they haven't yet flowered for the first time, that's a long way off! In the meantime, I'm having a ball collecting and breeding Hippeastrums! I've got some cute little seedlings coming along, and in another 2 or 3 years, I'll start seeing the results of my breeding attempts! Breeding and growing plants from seed, especially our chosen types, certainly teaches patience!

HA HA Showing Off My New Year's Bloomers!! After a warm sunny day at the pool... From 2010-2011 Amaryllis Fairytale put on a bit of a rosey blush... From 2010-2011 Amaryllis and Misty looks downright flushed as she opens against the evening sky... From 2010-2011 Amaryllis For pollen, I have some stolen...err um...borrowed Matterhorn dust to try with Fairytale. Fairytale is new to me so I know not what to expect. For Misty, I saved some Trentino pollen...They are trumpets with the same shades, but in varying depths. But at least it's something. I may give Misty some Matterhorn too. Misty was a good pollinator and parent in the past for me....we shall see!!!

Here’s my current white collection. The three on the left in the window box and pot are 2011 seedlings of Showmaster x Matterhorn. These have produced some lovely very pale apple-blossom-like types. These are almost pure white with pink flecks or picotee. Then from left to right are Lemon Star, Matterhorn, Siberia, Alfresco and Jewel. Evergreen is missing in action this season. I was hoping to use Jewel to do some hybridising, but none of the flowers has produced any pollen this year.

Hi Hippiezep, Congratulations on you well deserved efforts, you are an excellent hybridizer and would give any bee a run for their money :-))) I think they're all beautiful and I especially love the the 3rd down from the top and the very last one, they're stunning!!! Fred