Caring for OrchidsHow to Take Care of OrchidsCaring for orchids offers instruction on how to grow orchids to beginners as well as experienced gardeners. Includes growing orchids at home as house plants, orchid propagation, raising, pruning and repotting various types of orchids.
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How to Grow OrchidsOrchid Growing TipsNew to orchids? Growing orchids for beginners will show you how to care for orchids so that they flourish in your home.
How to grow and care for orchids indoors. Choosing orchid pots. How to stage these tropical house plants. Orchid picture.
How to Care for OrchidsAfter you've been raising orchids for a while, you'll want to increase your collection of these flowering tropical plants. The two easiest propagation methods are discussed here.
Repotting or transplanting them is the scariest part of caring for orchids. But it is not as risky an endeavor as most beginners make it out to be in their minds. These orchid growing tips will make it simple.
Types of Orchids - Orchid Varieties
Buy a Phalaenopsis Orchid Here The Phalaenopsis or moth orchid is one of the easiest to grow. There are not many pests that bother these epiphytic orchids. Some moths bloom for months at a time.
Miltonia orchids (Miltoniopsis) bear large intensely-colored, sometimes fragrant flowers that look like pansies. In fact, they are sometimes referred to as the pansy orchids.
The pink, purple or white daffodil-shaped flowers of bamboo orchids emit a lovely fragrance. This species grows in soil.
The nun orchid is so called because of its hooded blooms. The plant came to the U.S. from China in the eighteenth century. The flowers are large by orchid flower standards (nearly 5 inches across) and fragrant. The showy rust red blooms march single file up the erect 4 foot stalks.
Lady slipper orchids are called by that name because of the unique shape of their blooms. Part of the flower of Paphiopedilum is shaped like a bedroom slipper. Go from Caring for Orchids to Plant Guides Home Page
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