Orchid Seeds
1181a blue orchid vanda coerulea griffith lindley seeds by robsrareandgiantseeds upc0764425788263 non gmoorganicusa growerherb1181 a package of 5 seeds 10 out of 5 stars 3 298 2.
Orchid seeds. In their natural environment seeds land on soil containing mycorrhizal fungi which enters the roots and converts nutrients into usable form. Unlike most plant seeds orchid seeds lack nutritional storage capability. Growing orchids from seed which results in unpredictable hybrid plants is typically done in a laboratory but can be done at home with careful attention to sterilization. To give an impression of the dimensions involved.
A single capsule of the tropical american orchid cycnoches chlorochilon produces almost four million seeds and one gram of seeds of the southeast asian species aerides odorata contains 34 million seeds. The seeds cannot grow in conventional potting soil like. To produce orchid plants from seed the home gardener must first provide a solution containing the necessary nutrients for the orchid seed to develop.