How to breed Thor

Division propagation

One characteristic of Thor is that the mother plant will die after flowering and fruiting, but many small buds will grow at the base. When repotting every year, you can dig out the sub-plants and plant them separately. If the dug seedlings have no roots, you can first insert them into the sand bed, keep the substrate moist, and plant them in pots after they take root.

Cutting propagation method

Thor can also be propagated by cuttings. Remove the young shoots that sprout from the axils of Thor leaves (old leaves take root more slowly and have a lower survival rate), dry them in a cool place for 5 to 7 days, and insert them into the culture soil after the wounds are dry. They will easily take root and survive.

You can also plant the rootless seedlings in coarse sand, vermiculite or other organic soil to grow roots, and then transplant them after they have taken root. As long as the soil is disinfected, there will be no orchid seedlings.

Seed propagation

Select plump seeds of Thunder God and sow them in pots indoors in March and April. The germination temperature is between 21 and 24 degrees Celsius and they will germinate 14 to 21 days after sowing.