A fun Asymbiotic orchid seed experiment.

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Using an empty candy plastic box; we placed some moss in it and then, wet it with water and sow unsterilized Dendrobium hancockii Rolfe seeds over the surface and then covered with the top.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...kii-role-1.jpg

And seven days later visual germination was noticed.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...0705-010-2.jpg

On the tenth day we took a photo under 40x magnification.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-under-40x.jpg

I am doing this with the help of a 6 year old girl that my wife teaches at our home, she has developed an interest in orchids now.