Re: Orchid Seeds

Loren:  I do not grow orchids, and cannot vouch for this story told by a
professor of botany at Sul Ross Univ. (his name escapes me for the moment):
he tried to germinate native orchid seeds in pans in his greenhouse, without
success.   He tried watering them with rainwater collected in a plastic
bowl, and they fired off right away.  Geoff   gstanf@swbell.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Loren Russell <loren@PEAK.ORG>
To: Merrill E. Speeter <kalphal@mich.com>
Cc: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Orchid Seeds


>For what it's worth:  the chance of growing most orchids from seed, either
>fresh or stored, is very small, unless specialized nutrient-culture
>equipment is used.  Disa spp. seem to be the exception, and are often
>grown from seed in a more conventional way.
>
>Has anyone on this list actually grown them?
>
>loren russell, corvallis
>
>On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Merrill E. Speeter wrote:
>
>> Was quite surprised to see that Chiltern Seeds in the UK offers seed of
>> the orchid, Disa uniflora. Even though Chiltern keeps the seed in cold
>> storage, some experts claim the seed must be used "fresh". It is
>> interesting that the plant is named after the mythical Swedish queen
>> Disa, who when ordered to appear by the king neither nude nor clad
>> arrived wrapped in a fish net! Chiltern remarks it does conjure up a not
>> unpleasant picture.
>>
>>
>
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