Flasking Services

There are many flasking services to which hobbyists may send capsules of tropical epiphytic orchids for processing and germination. Most of these services are not set up for germination of temperate terrestrial orchids. However, some specialized flasking services may be used.

Myers Conservatory

Troy Meyers offers an extensive service that will flask pods of any kind of orchid, including temperate terrestrial orchids. Meyers Conservatory is very popular among many serious orchid hobbyists. The site is worth checking out since many excess seedlings of desirable seedlings are often available.

Kelsey Creek Labs

The owners of Kelsey Creek Labs have been tissue culturing plants for several decades. They serve both hobbyist and professional orchid growers.

Paphiopedilum seed

Gardens at Post Hill

At Gardens at Post Hill we offer flasking services for temperate terrestrial orchids as well as tropical orchids. If you are interested in our flasking service, please email us by pressing the link to our name, immediately above, or by sending an email message to webmaster@gardensatposthill.com. We will forward packing information to you as well as a contract. We will prepare two or more mother flasks for $25.00.

Depending upon how many seedlings you would like, we will prepare a number of daughter flasks. Each daughter flask will be prepared with 25 protocorms from your mother flask. The price for one daughter flask is $30.00, payable prior to our preparing it. If you desire larger numbers of seedlings, and if your pod produces many seedlings, we can deflask your seedlings and make them available for $1.00 each.

For those who have made a new hybrid or for other reasons do not wish to share, we may agree to flask your seed if it is an interesting genus or we have other interest in it. Please contact us to discuss.

To date, we have successfully germinated Bletilla, Calopogon, Cattleya, Coryanthes, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, Epidendrum, Goodyera, Paphiopedilum, Pecteilis, Phalaenopsis, and Spiranthes.