• Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium media developed specifically and customized for these two genera.
• Active ingredients kept liquid until use for greater efficacy.
• Each batch freshly prepared in-house by ourselves for quality control
• Just add suitable water.
• Complete media - no need for any additions or complex organic additives.
• Generic formula minimizes transplant shock or trauma at each stage.

Some seed will germinate abundantly which can be seen here. However it is well known that many Paphiopedilums only produce a limited number of seed and others are notoriously difficult to germinate. The production of a fat seed pod bulging with seed is no guarantee that seed will germinate or even that germinated seed will progress to organized plants.

Germinating difficult Paphiopedilums - Parvisepalums, Whites, some species, and others. How does one germinate these Paphs? This is the most commonly pondered question by those working in the field. Our experience based on sowing many thousands of seed pods over the last 8 years might be of some insight to all who are up for the challenge! The following insight might be of some interest.

• There is a genetic basis to the ability to germinate, different clones as pod or pollen parent can influence results. Selection within the nursery breeding program can improve success rates.
• There is degree of variation within a species population leading to different levels of seed dormancy or delayed germination.
• Occasionally difficult to germinate species will produce seed pods that germinate abundantly - the only try way to determine this seems to be sow and see.
• Germination orthodoxy for Paphiopedilums is the belief that a period of dark is required for germination, this is not always the case.
• Germination can be quick, erratic, delayed and can be over a long period - we have had seed germinate 6 years after sowing on agar. There are reports of some species such as P.violascens taking 17 years in flask to germinate.
• Most Paphiopedilums which carry white genes are difficult or slow to germinate. Seed yield if often small, and seedling throughput small. This is reflected in the price worldwide.

Our seed media will grow a number of 'hard to grow' Paphiopedilums but getting them to germinate may indeed be the governing parameter.

 

 

 

 

Order Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium media from TQPL by Phone, fax or e-mail.

 

 

How to contact TQPL

TQPL / Brookside / Southern Lane / New Milton / Hampshire / BH257JE / United Kingdom

Tel/Fax/Ans: 01425 616 608 / Int. +44 1425 616 608 / e-mail to: microprop@tissuequickplantlabs.com

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Sowing and germination media to mix 10 litres	Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums Media A	£38.00
Replate and rooting media to mix 10 litres Clear Media	Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums Media B	£40.00
Replate and rooting with charcoal added for 10 litres	Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums Media Bc	£42.00
Replate and rooting with charcoal added for 10 litres	Phragmipedium rooting Media Pc	£42.00
Postage and packing UK	Made out to TQPL	£8.00 pro rata
Postage and Packing Overseas	Made out to TQPL	£10.00 pro rata

All of the Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium plants we produce for commercial nurseries are produced using these media because we consider it to be superior to others we have tried.

Importantly our media provides nutrition for the whole life of the plants in flask, and does not 'run out of steam' thereby allowing better establishment out of flask of well rooted plants and minimizing losses of seedlings

Media A and B are generic formulated media thereby using first A then B minimizes transplant shock or trauma at each stage.

 

Although A, B and Bc will grow Phragmipediums, the media Pc will be the best choice for replating and rooting of this genus as they have specific requirements after germination and this media achieves better Phrag' growth rates.

For replate and rooting of Phragmipediums ONLY we suggest a specific media Pc to achieve the best results.

Fully detailed technical information sheets are supplied with each order and we are only too willing to offer, help or advise as required, based on many years commercial work with these products in the contract production of plants. These fine tuned complete media formulations are the result of many years of work and allow the user to repeatedly achieve high quality plants without wasting time, energy, money and materials in trying to raise seedlings of the genera Paphiopedilum which are considered by many in the industry to be a challenge.

For superior results use Media A and then Media B or Bc in plant culture containers with adhesive microfiltration discs for raising Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums.

Clear Media: As a condition of plant health inspection some countries require that imported in-vitro flasks of orchid seedlings be in clear media to aid visual inspection, The addition of charcoal, banana or other additives are not permitted ingredients. Fortunately we produce media A and B that complies with such requirements. Banana and charcoal mixes are common in the orchid seed raising world but here we have an alternative that allows the production of plants to comply with appropriate regulations.

TQPL Orchid media is unique, we have never disclosed the formulation. Many orchid media are formulated by chemists or scientists who try them out on a few different genera and declare them suitable. However our media has developed the other way around from a need to improve on what was available to make the plants grow better to meet commercial nursery pressures. Thousands of litres and plants later we arrived at our media. A formulation that is constantly in use to produce superior plants.

 

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