Candace
Well-Known Member
I thought this was interesting so would post a photo. These pods are reciprocal crosses (a x b) and (b x a) of 2 standard size cattleyas. They were pollinated at the same time. As you can see the one on the right is much larger than the other and needs some more time to maturity. The capsule on the left is smaller and is closer to being ready. Both have received the same light, watering and fertilizing. It's interesting to me how genetics of the individual mother plants(which are siblings) can affect capsule development. These were made close to 4 months ago.