Pollen ripening

[Sanne]

I have a couple of questions on pollinating flowers from the Phalaenopsis.
I would like to get soms seed from my orchids, but I offcourse I like the flowers a lot. So these are my questions:

- When I use the male part of a flower to pollinate another flower, will the first flower (the one I used the male part from) also fade?

- When I pollinate a couple of flowers from the same plant will all the flowers fade (also the ones that I didn't touch?) Or maybe only the flowers from the same stem?

- How long should I wait before pollinating? I read something about a day after opening, but that would be a pity for the nice flower. What are the chances of succesfull polinating a flower which is almost at it's end?

- Is it okay to move the plant 2 months after pollinating? (because I will go on holiday and the plants will be moved to someone else)

- I read that when the flowers start to fade by itself after a couple of monts I should cut the stem below the first flower to get a new stem. When I pollinate the flower it has to stay on for 6 months. Does that mean it will take longer before it will have flowers again? And that there will not be a new stem?

Greetings,
Sanne

p.s. english is not my first language, so if I translated some of the orchid terms incorrectly, pleas correct me

[gixrj18]

Originally Posted by Sanne

I have a couple of questions on pollinating flowers from the Phalaenopsis.
I would like to get soms seed from my orchids, but I offcourse I like the flowers a lot. So these are my questions:

- When I use the male part of a flower to pollinate another flower, will the first flower (the one I used the male part from) also fade?

- When I pollinate a couple of flowers from the same plant will all the flowers fade (also the ones that I didn't touch?) Or maybe only the flowers from the same stem?

- How long should I wait before pollinating? I read something about a day after opening, but that would be a pity for the nice flower. What are the chances of succesfull polinating a flower which is almost at it's end?

- Is it okay to move the plant 2 months after pollinating? (because I will go on holiday and the plants will be moved to someone else)

- I read that when the flowers start to fade by itself after a couple of monts I should cut the stem below the first flower to get a new stem. When I pollinate the flower it has to stay on for 6 months. Does that mean it will take longer before it will have flowers again? And that there will not be a new stem?

Greetings,
Sanne

p.s. english is not my first language, so if I translated some of the orchid terms incorrectly, pleas correct me

Okay....
-As soon as you remove the pollinia from the pollen bearing plant, it has done it's job...the flower from which the pollen came from will die. The receiving flower will last a little longer, as long as you don't disturb it's pollinia.

-The flowers that you do not disturb, will be fine also.

-Successful pollination involves many factors, it is about a 50/50 chance that it will take, then another 50/50 chance whether the seed will contain embryo. Pollination can take place at the end of the flowering cycle, but it lessens your odds.

-It is fine to move the plant while it's bearing seed....the most it should do is go dormant for a little while.

-As long as the seed is there, the spike will stay green to feed the seed. If it wants to bloom, it will send out a new spike.