What do I do with seeds of coelogyne fimbriata?

[PlantEnthusiast]

My coelogyne fimbriata f. alba all of a sudden developed seeds. Please see the picture. I don't have any clue on to what to do with them. Shall I collect them or shall I pot them....? How do I grow them?
Please give me your advise.

[Roberta]

First, Welcome!

That seed pod is still some way from being ripe. However, orchid seeds are teensy - like dust. In nature they require specific microrrhizae to germinate, since they are so small that they have no nutrients of their own. In cultivation, they can be propagated on agar media with the correct nutrients, but need to be grown under sterile conditions best achieved in a laboratory. So... the short answer is, you are very unlikely to be able to get from seeds to new plants without laboratory equipment. If you want to let that see capsule reach maturity, it's interesting to see what those orchid seeds look like. (When my plants get "knocked up" by insects or hummingbirds or the wind, I just remove the seed pod so that the plant doesn't put energy into it... your choice, doesn't hurt anything to leave it)

[PlantEnthusiast]

Thank you and thank you very much for your advise!
Yeah, I don't think I would be in to start a coelgyne seedling farm. Even if I could get the agar and petri dish,... it will probably also take a few years to see the plants to mature into seedlings.

Thank you!