Substance Introduction Method for Plant and Plant Obtained Therewith

Abstract

A plant in the orchid family (orchidaceae) provided with a hole into its stem, wherein the hole is accessible via an opening in an outer surface of the stem, wherein the hole allows the interior of the stem to be exposed to a substance entering the plant via the opening so that the substance can enter the interior of the stem, and wherein the hole has a dimension in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stem which is larger than a maximum dimension of the opening in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stem.

1 - 10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . A plant in the orchid family (orchidaceae) provided with a hole into its stem, wherein the hole is accessible via an opening in an outer surface of the stem, wherein the hole allows the interior of the stem to be exposed to a substance entering the plant via the opening so that the substance can enter the interior of the stem, and wherein the hole has a dimension in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stem which is larger than a maximum dimension of the opening in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stem. 
     
     
         12 . The plant according to  claim 11 , wherein seen in the longitudinal direction of the stem of the plant, the hole extends at least in a direction away from the roots of the plant. 
     
     
         13 . The plant according to  claim 12 , wherein the hole also extends in a direction towards the roots of the plant. 
     
     
         14 . The plant according to  claim 11 , wherein the interior wall of the hole is covered with a layer of material preventing the interior wall from drying. 
     
     
         15 - 17 . (canceled)