Jewel Orchid Pollen Collection and Pollination
It's that time of year again, and my first jewel orchid in the collection is sending up a spike! I'd love to self it, and possibly save some pollen to cross with some of my other plants as they flower (species and hybrids including cross genera). My issue is that these flowers are so complex that I can never figure out where everything is, and don't know when I should be pulling pollen, and pollinating. I don't want to go ripping the flowers apart without some guidance on what I should be looking for. Help!
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