Seong Cheng
Orchid Care – Updated
Thank you all for referring to our Orchid Care guide. We’ve been receiving requests for a general care guide (regarding mokara/vanda, A.K.A.: vandaceous orchids). Having said that, may I present: An updated “Orchid care” section, with a new look and new content.
Creating Variations via Self Pollination
Self-pollination can be done to produce a range of varying offspring. Usually, the offspring plant with the most desirable phenotypical characterisitics are selected for cloning (A.K.A. mass production). In reality, a batch of clones are not guaranteed to yield identical flowers. A slight degree of variance can still surface; and mutations (due to chemical/environment etc) amongst [...]
Petal Fusion
We have found a peculiar anomaly within our nursery. Previously, we have reviewed ‘Splash Mutations’ that involves a rare splash-patterned pigmentation on the petal/sepals. In a nutshell, mutations are changes in plant/flower anatomy and characteristics, brought about by environmental and/or genetic factors. For this anomaly in particular, we have queried several growers whom have decades of experience; and none of [...]
