Seed capsule maturation time
After pollination, the formation of seeds begins until they are mature, which means viability for good sowing succeeded.
The table below was translated from the website ofAmerican Orchid Society, published under the title originas de"Harvesting Times of Orchid Seed Capsules for the Green Pod Culture Process"under the authority of Ruben Sauleda.
Receiving Plant
(pistil)
Cattleya labiata group
Bifoliate Cattleya Group
Cattleya flava, cinnabarina, harpophylla
Cattleya xanthina, perrinii, purpurata
Laelia rubescens, anceps
Rhyncholaelia (sp.)
Brassavola (sp.)
Cattleya coccinea
Epidendrum (sp. and hybrids)
Encyclia (sp. and hybrids)
Broughtonia sp.
Cattleya Labiata Hybrids Group (white, lavender, pink, semi alba)
Group of Cattleya Labiata Hybrids (yellow, orange and flamed)
Group of Cattleya Labiata Hybrids including ancient Sophronitis
Cattleya bifoliate hybrids
Oncidium sp.
Trichocentrum sp. (including former species of Onc. "Mule ear")
Trichocentrum sp. (including ancient species of Onc. "rat tail")
Psychopsis sp.
Trichocentrum microchilum, splendidum
Tolumnia sp.
Rodriguezia sp.
Miltonia sp.
Dendrobium devonianum, lituifolium, anosmum
Dendrobium nobile and its hybrids
Dendrobium bigibbum (phalaenopsis) and its hybrids
Dendrobium stratiotes, superbiens and their hybrids
Vanda sp. and hybrids
Ascocentrum sp. and hybrids
Ascocenda híbridos
Vandopsis sp.
Phalaenopsis sp. and their hybrids
Rhynchostylis sp. and their hybrids
Aerides sp. and their hybrids
Renanthera sp. and their hybrids
Maxillaria sp.
Chysis sp.
Ansellia sp.
Cyrtopodium sp.
Phaius sp.
Bulbophyllum (including Cirrhopetalum)
Optimum period for harvesting (days)
130-180
110-150
110-120
120-180
120-150
130-180
120-150
75-100
100-120
130-180
60-75
150-180
130-150
130-150
110-150
110-140
180-240
110-130
90-120
130-170
65-70
110-130
120-140
160-250
150-180
1201-40
150-200
150-195
110-180
120-190
160-180
110-120
150-250
150-180
150-180
120-140
140-180
120-150
150-270
120-150
140-180
Average (days)
171
142
117
170
127
160
125
96
119
160
66
175
141
147
138
122
207
121
100
160
65
123
130
186
163
131
162
182
152
171
165
111
187
162
167
121
156
130
182
135
165