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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: ChrisB on August 06, 2018, 05:17:09 PM

Title: Bee orchids
Post by: ChrisB on August 06, 2018, 05:17:09 PM

My brother has been given some bee orchid seed, does anybody know who would be able to tell him which sort of mychorrizal fungus is needed to help it germinate? We have the facilities at York College to do it properly, but need the info to get it going.

Title: Re: Bee orchids
Post by: Anders on August 06, 2018, 09:28:28 PM

Hi Chris. I have no experience with symbiotic germination, but Ophrys apifera is quite easy on a simple medium without fungus. You can buy all the medium ingredients for sterile symbiotic germination in the supermarket. Have a look at my orchid propagation website: http://invitroorchids.dk/en_index.html (http://invitroorchids.dk/en_index.html)

Good luck, Anders.

Title: Re: Bee orchids
Post by: ChrisB on August 06, 2018, 10:01:34 PM

Thanks for your help, Anders, I’ll tell my brother ..