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Old 01-14-2024, 07:31 PM
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Hey everyone my Cattleya cernua is about to flower and at work we have a Laelia anceps also about to flower. I want to try crossing them in the hopes of getting an anceps with smaller flowers that could be naturally pollinated by hummingbirds here + a more guaranteed hardiness (anceps is more tested) but I have never pollinated orchids before. Anyone know a good guide on this?

I believe they should be crossable because on Orchidroots there is at least one variety that is this hybrid:
Laeliocattleya Maraca, A.E.Lamb 2020
Laeliocattleya Maraca

Also I'm in north FL zone 9b now and am wondering if this is a normal time for Cattleya cernua to flower lol I don't fert my orchids or anything as I outdoor grow them so I wasn't trying to trigger it
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The cross has already been made, so it is likely you could repeat it. Often very small plants form pollen tubes too short to reach the ovary of larger flowers. In addition vegetative characteristics are often closer to the egg parent, because almost all mitochondria come with the egg. So, if you want smaller progeny, put the anceps pollinium on the stigma of the cernua.

You can probably find videos showing the process.
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