Seedlings

When orchids get childs
When orchids make offshoots, they are called childs. They form unexpectedly where one would have expected a new flower. This is relatively common with Dendrobium kingianum and Phalaenopsis.
Other kinds sometimes form a kindel when the mother plant is very weak or overfertilized to ensure the continuity of its species. The genotype of the offspring corresponds to that of the mother, it is a clone. In a new pot it can grow to a beautiful new plant, which has the same characteristics as the beloved mother plant.
Tips for raising the orchid seedlings
First, the child is supplied by the pedicel of the mother plant. Once it has at least two leaves and several roots of about three to five centimeters in length, it is ready to be separated from the mother plant and can provide for itself.
With a clean sharp knife you separate the child and plant it in a small pot of six to eight centimeters in diameter. It does not tolerate strong sunlight yet. The small orchid thrives best in fine-grained substrate in a warm, shady spot.


Holcoglossum wangii
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Ionicidium Popcorn 'Haruri' (Jgpfl., gerade frisch getopft)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Laelia perrinii (Jgpf.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Laelia purpurata 'canhanduba'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata 'roxo bispo'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata 'tipo rosada'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata 'werkhauseri' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata var. russelliana 'Brusque' x 'Anja'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata var. russelliana 'Schmidt' x 'Holderbaum'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata werkhauseri 'Brusque'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata werkhauseri striata 'Donna Hilda'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia superbiens 'Anja' x 'Tuakau'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Leptotes bicolor (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Mehrgattungs-Hybride (Jungpfl.)
- flower season: in 1 - 1 1/2 years
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Miltassia Toscana (Jungpfl.)
- flower season: in 1 - 1 1/2 years
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontioda Quedlinburg (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontioda Stirbic (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontobrassia Billabong 'Celle' (Jungpfl.)
- flower season: in 1 - 1 1/2 years
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontocidium Hansueli Isler (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontocidium Remember Burkhard Holm (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontocidium Tiger Barb (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontoglossum crocidipterum x naevium (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Odontoglossum Zebra (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: whole year
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Kathrin Zoch (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Tiny Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Tiny Twinkle 'Gold Dust' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum henryanum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum henryanum (Jgpfl.) - 3er Sparset
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Hybride (Jungpfl.)
- flower season: in 1 - 1 1/2 years
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum leucochilum 'Black'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Pinocchio 'Yellow' (Jungpfl)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Pinocchio (Jgpfl) - Sparset 3 Pflanzen
- flower season: in 1 - 1 1/2 years
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Pinocchio (Jungpfl)
- flower season: in 1 - 1 1/2 years
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum platiphyllum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Shun-Fa Golden
- flower season: spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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