Orchids How To Article List
Orchids How To Keep Them Alive
My mother has recently taken up orchid care and, being curious, I was interested to learn what makes them 'special'. What makes them a plant apart from the normal houseplants grown at home and why do they appear to be a challenge to the green-fingered?...
Proper Flower Etiquette
Flowers are great gifts for practically any occasion, but there are some basic rules of flower etiquette. With the popularity of ordering flower delivery online, some buyers may not get the sound advice they’d get from a local florist. This guide...
Orchid Travel: a Remote Plateau in Southern Tanzania
A huge carpet of ground orchid's bloom quite unnoticed, every year, in a forgotten corner of Tanzania. This area is the beautiful Southern Highlands of Tanzania, where the country borders with Zambia and Malawi. It is forgotten as possibly it is...
Orchids For The Holidays-How To Choose and Buy Your Orchid Plants
Orchids are fast becoming popular plants for the holidays. While poinsettias remain the mainstay of holiday decorating, white phalaenopsis, purple dendrobiums, and other colorful orchids bring an exotic touch the home. As a bonus, the flowers can...
What Is A Black Orchid - Fascinating But Elusive
Do they really exist? Where is the black orchid? These questions and others have on orchid hobbyists minds for centuries. Orchid growers and hobbyists have been trying to grow this orchid for a very long time. They have tried many different...
Orchid Care: How Orchids Grow
Because of the wide variety of orchid species, it's impossible to generalize about their growing habits and preferences. It all depends on which kind of orchid you're dealing with whether it prefers to grow in the air, on a rock, in bark or moss...
Caring for Orchids
Orchids have an undeserved reputation for being difficult to grow and care for in the home. This probably stems from the early years of orchid cultivation when orchids imported from the tropics died so frequently in English greenhouses that...
Where Orchids Originally Came From
Where did orchids originate? One may as well ask where man originated, for like man, the ubiquitous orchid is found on nearly every continent in nearly every climate. Also like man, the orchid has a myriad varieties and forms - so many that...
Want A View? Start Growing Orchids On Trees
Do you live in Southern Florida or California? If you do then you can really enjoy orchids year round. Growing orchids on trees can be a blast. It can enhance any surrounding. Beautiful, colorful orchid plants will make your outdoor area...
Pruning Your Orchid Plants
Pruning Your Orchid The flowers have all died and when should you cut the stalk back and how far? Pruning an orchid stalk (spike) should cause no harm to the plant. However, some orchids will produce new bloom shoots from the nodes on the old...
Care of Moth Orchids
Do you have a knack for being with moths? Most people would say, "no way". Yet, the moth orchids that I am talking about are the ones that sway nicely in the breeze and some of the newer hybrids have a nice fragrance. These moths are easy to care...
Orchid Growing for Beginners
Yes, growing orchids for beginners is very easy. They are like any other house plants, they need water, light, fertilizer and, oh yes, you should talk to them or even play some music. Get a complete Orchid Growing Guide with the Purchase of any...
Quick Tips To Growing Great Orchids!
Orchids have an undeserved reputation for being difficult to grow and care for in the home. This probably stems from the early years of orchid cultivation when orchids imported from the tropics died so frequently...
In Orchid Care The Flower Gives Signs of Disease
Tale for orchid care the flower. The orchid flower is usually a thing of beauty. When diseases strike it can be tell - r. Like the leaves, the flower can tell you a great deal. Let's take a look at what we will learn Spotting of Flowers A sign of...
Cattleya Orchid Plant - Why They Are Not Popular
How popular is the cattleya orchid plants? Are they grown by hobbyists or not? How big is the flower? Why are they not popular? Before we get into the answers for these and other questions let's look at a bit of history of the cattleya. It is...
Orchid Care: How to Have Orchids in Flower By Christmas
Fall Weather Can Help Your Orchids To Flower! Orchids bloom most profusely in the fall through winter months. Now is the perfect time to prepare your mature healthy plants to bloom, but you only have a few weeks! What's the secret? Most orchids...
How Orchids Grow
=================================================== Because of the wide variety of orchid species, it's impossible to generalize about their growing habits and preferences. It all depends on which kind of orchid you're dealing with...
Best Gardening Gifts for All Occasions
There is nothing nicer than giving one of the best gardening gifts for friends and relatives who love nature and all its beautiful aspects right on their own backyard. The problem you may encounter is choosing the best gift there is for your...
Orchids Are One Of Nature's Most Beautiful Flowers
Orchids are beautiful flowers. The interesting thing about orchids is that they seem to draw people to them. There is hardly another plant or flower that has been able to capture the attention and desire of people the way orchids have. In the past...
Bamboo Orchids - a Little Different
Bamboo Orchid Plant When you think of bamboo you really think of bamboo sticks, don't you? There is an orchid that grows wild in some of the warmer climates like Hawaii and Southeast Asia called the Bamboo Orchid Plant. This is a very pretty orchid...
What Does A Brassia Orchid Plant And A Spider Have In Common?
What does a spider and an orchid plant have in common? Yes, Halloween is a special day. Brassia orchid plant is a name given to these spider orchids. Indeed, you can see the resemblance to the spider in this picture. These beautiful orchids...
The Orchid Myths - What is the Truth
Here are some of the popular orchid myths #1 Orchids are Carnivorous They are not, in fact, they pollinate by luring insects to them but they do not eat the insects. This helps the orchid gardening Orchid Myths#2 Orchids come from the Tropics...
Care of Slipper Orchids
Yes, Slipper Orchid Care Is Little Tricky But Read On and You Can Do It Slipper orchid care for these orchids is a little more difficult than cattleyas but you can be successful. To me slipper orchids are one of the prettiest orchids around. They...
Diseases and Orchids
Orchids, despite their delicate appearance and reputation, are quite hardy plants that are resistant to diseases and pests - as long as they have the right growing conditions. Your best defense against the diseases and pests that affect orchids...
Growing Orchids In Greenhouses, Can You ?
Will the climates help growing orchids? Is it easy or hard to grow them? I thought that growing orchids was difficult? All these are great questions and have a great deal to do with greenhouses. You will see a growing number of folks using...
Pairing Orchids with Other Flowers
Because there are so many varieties of orchids, you'll also find that there are lots of unique pairings of orchids with other plants. One of the most striking ways to grow and display your orchids, in fact, is in a naturalistic setting in...
The Orchid Plant: Important Aspects
The orchid plant is a beautiful, if somewhat delicate plant. The orchid plant, with a little care, can make a showy addition to any home. Once you understand their needs, orchids can become reliable plants that add beauty to any room in your...
Growing Orchids In Greenhouses, Can You ?
Will the climates help growing orchids? Is it easy or hard to grow them? I thought that growing orchids was difficult? All these are great questions and have a great deal to do with greenhouses. You will see a growing number of folks using...
Orchids – Growing Exotic Beauty At Home
If you have a taste for the unusual in gardening, and an appreciation of the exquisite, you may want to try your hand at growing the one flower that speaks of beauty, elegance and the exotic. Orchids, having more than 30,000 species, are the largest...
Dendrobium Orchid Care
Dendrobium Care from: http://www.orchids-plus-more.com This month I am focusing our attention to the care of Dendrobiums. These are one of the most popular of retail orchid plants. They are a true epiphyte or air plant. There pseudopods can gather...
Orchid Care - What The Roots Tell Us
Our final part in orchid care part 4 is about the roots of the plant. This is the heart and soul of the plant. If these are not healthy then the whole plant will show the effects. Loss Of Roots Orchid care part 4 now turns our attention to the...
Cymbidiums Orchid Plants - What You Need To Grow Successfully
Cymbidium orchid plants were first mentioned in China during the Chin dynasty. Yes, way back in 265 AD. They are beautiful, delicate orchid plants which have been used for corsages. They come in a wide range of colors, including reds, yellows,...