Once the grower has acquired his two parent plants, he removes all existing pollen from the pod parent, the flower that will receive pollen from the other plant. The orchid that supplies the pollen is known as the pollen parent.
Niipea kui orhideearetaja on kaks lähtetaime välja valinud, eemaldab ta ühe vanemtaime õiest kõik õietolmu ning kannab sellele siis teise vanemtaime õietolmu.