Sexual reproduction is done in a bacteria-free environment, where an appropriate nutritional foundation is provided to the orchid seeds, substituting for the nursemaid bacteria that the orchid has in the wild. The nutritional base is added to the already mixed medium. Depending upon the tastes of various types of orchids, it may have banana, potato, coconut, apple, or other foods high in sugar, calcium, and magnesium.
有性繁殖是在無菌環境中，提供蘭花種子適合的營養基，替代蘭花在自然環境中的奶媽蘭菌；這營養基大致是在調配好的培養劑上，按各種蘭花的不同喜好再加入香蕉、馬鈴薯或是椰子、蘋果等含有醣份及鎂鈣等豐富微量元素的食物。