Is anyone aware of successfull hybridization of Gongora with Encyclias?
Last year I pollinated an Encyclia flower with Gongora pollen on a whim. The resulting seed pod has developed pretty much the same as the naturally pollinated ones on the same plant, normally a sign of a successful pollination I think. Now a different species of small greenish flowered Encyclia has bloomed and I crossed them with 2 different species of Gongora, both ways. All of them seem to be developing healthy seed pods.
Now these aren't very closely related. I really didn't expect it to work. Is normal seed pod development a good sign of a successful hybridization or is a common thing for non-viable seed to be the result of a hybridization across different groups of orchids?
Curious what people with more knowledge about hybridization have to say about these crosses. I got a ton of these seed pods developing now. Would be pretty cool if this was a first.
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