Does the seed parent matter more than the pollen parent?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by SakuraDrops

Interesting..How do you germinate the seeds outdoors without contamination? Err..are they past the easy contamination phase after they germinate?

Remember, B nodosa is native to where SG_CR lives. So for that, and other species (and likely hybrids of them) that come from that locality, there are likely to be naturally-occurring mycorrhizae that the orchid seeds need to germinate. Nature, of course, doesn't grow orchids in- vitro.