Can I take cuttings from orchid plants, or do they grow from seeds?
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They can grow from either. To grow from seed will normally take about five years and it is a very delicate and vulnerable process. An orchid is an empathite and will grow on a tree. Split them at root is the way to propagate them, but you need the right temperature and humidity to get any degree of success.
Some you may seperate, when they produce moreplants, look at the root system you'll be able to see.
You can take cuttings from orchids to make them grow.
It is a great way to get identical plants too.
Orchids are usually duplicated by "divisions". This means that a plant that is mature enough is divided at a specific place, taking care to get enough root on both pieces. There are specifics that will determine whether the divisions will grow well. Orchid growers and orchid labs do create plants from seeds, but this is done in a very sterile environment using the method of "flasking". The plants take many years to be large enough to bloom, but seed grown plants are very exciting to the orchid enthusiast, because these plants are never entirely identical (like children), and orchid hobbiests like to see what type of bloom a seed-grown plant will produce. Growing plants from seeds is the origin of many new varieties of orchid plants and color varieties. Some varieties also grow from "kikis", which are little baby plants that begin to sprout off of the stem. Only certain varieties grow in this manner. If you want to divide your plant, buying a book at your local nursery or bookstore will give you more specific directions for this procedure.
You can raise new plants from cuttings at the tops of the stems or you can strike basal shoots.
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