Pollenating Phals

[Phal-lover]

Hi! I had a few pollinating questions.

First off, I know how to get the pollen, but should I remove the clear stretchy thing (I sound like such a newbie...) from the two pollen sacks?

Secondly, should only one or both of the sacks go into the receiving flower?

And finally, how can I get the pollen to stay in the stupid flower?

Thanks in advance!

[Call_Me_Bob]

[orchidsarefun]

.....what Bob said, but I also press the pollinia firmly into and onto the back of the cavity with a tweezers. This seems to help, especially with those 1 or 2 that I have come across where the stigma was not at all sticky.
In fact with a paph I successfully selfed, I literally mashed and spread the pollinia onto the stigma.

[Phal-lover]

Ok, Thank you very much!

---------- Post added at 02:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:58 PM ----------

And, I'm done. If things go as planned I'll have four seed pods... :P

One more question, I put the pollen in a flower and accidentally took its pollen out. Will it still bear seeds?

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Phal-lover

Ok, Thank you very much!

---------- Post added at 02:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:58 PM ----------

And, I'm done. If things go as planned I'll have four seed pods... :P

One more question, I put the pollen in a flower and accidentally took its pollen out. Will it still bear seeds?

It should. The flower has a better chance of taking a cross if you don't knock the pollen off, but it should take anyways. What crosses did you make?

[Phal-lover]

Two Danne x Crown Stripe, a Phal Sogo Gotris Flora Ark, and a Sogo Vivien.