Habenaria germination
 

Hi

1 month after germination, incubated in the dark (2 month)

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...a-regnieri.jpg

I sown on two different mediums
Malmgren medium modified (600 mg aminoacid) and homemade medium.

This is sown on medium homemade, on Malmgren medium modified is much slower.

very cool! keep us updated please :)

can you describe the process and how you made the home made medium?
thanks!

That looks like white fungus. It's not contaminated??

@ jaxorchidman
is not contaminated, the protocormi are so when germination occurs in the dark.
The Habenaria is a terrestrial orchid and should germinate in complete darkness.

@ stefpix
This Medium has the following ingredients:

1,5 g / l NPK (MSU)
20 g / l sugar
1 g / l activated charcoal
20 ml pineapple juice
1 ml / l Siapton L10
6 g Agar
1 l of demineralized water

Very interesting! Look forward to your updates Roby.

This is very interesting. You got my attention.

I've had Habenaria protocorms at that stage die when I've moved them into light. I'd wait until the first leaf gets a couple of mm long before putting it in light.

Thanks!!! I will inform you about developments!

I have 4 flasks, so I can try different phases.

Seems likely to be exposed to light after 6 or 7 weeks after germination.
I have exposed to light one flask, for now only a very tenuous light!

Update after 2 months

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...i-nov-2011.jpg

no problem for the exposure to light :)

other seeds have germinated

:waving