How do I create new orchids from existing plants?

Answer by  quisqualis (1756)

When the plant appears to have several separate clumps of leaves, it may be ready to divide. Remove enough growing medium so you can see down to where the clumps are connected by a horizontal underground stem. Cut with a clean sharp knife, gently pull apart the two plants, and repot them after the cut has dried a bit.

Answer by  tuderose (7)

When you see a little plant growing from the side of the mother plant, let it grow until it produces it's own leaves and air roots. This little plant is called a keiki. When it gets to be a reasonable size, cut it off from the mother plant. Pot it up in its own container and let it grow.

Answer by  abin1991 (76)

There are several ways to create new plants from existing plant. : 1)The new plant can be grow from the side of new phal. Once it has grown large enough and has roots of its own ,it can be removed from the mother and placed in the pot of its own. 2)The impregnating a flower with pollen from another plant.

Answer by  mammakat (11147)

The simplest way is to watch for a keiki (baby in Hawaiian)growing from the side of the mother plant. This can also grow on a spike after the flowers have fallen. Remove when it has become big enough to have roots of it's own, and plant.

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

You have to wait til the old plants seed out then you can take the seeds and put them between two paper towels and leave them in a warm place and keep checking them for sprouting as soon as it happens take and plant them in good rich soil and you should have nice plants.

Answer by  TMyers (1084)

To create a new plant, take cuttings of the desired plant, dip the stem in rooting hormone, and plant them in planters. When they have roots and are growing, transplant!

Answer by  case (1261)

I only would recommend a highly skilled Gardner preform a splice on an orchid plant. If you do not do preform this task correctly you will kill the existing orchid plant.

Answer by  Ralphie1954 (420)

The easiest way is to split the plant in two if you have a second growth on your orchid. Make sure there are at least three bulbs with each plant when you are done or it may not survive. Trying to grow from seed is almost impossible for the gardener.

Answer by  worker5534 (518)

It is very highly micro technique scintific methods to create new orchids from existing plants. This scintific micro technique methods involves breeting type. Take a single cell from a existing plants and culture it in a suitable culture media. A callus form then allow the callus to hormons treatments for create a new plant.