Articles for category: Orchid Care

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orchid blooms

How To Enjoy Year-Round Orchid Blooms?

Enjoy Orchid Blooms All Year! There is no better feeling than when your orchid finally begins to bloom! Once the blooms begin to fall off, it is a waiting game until the next blooms appear again. Why not get a variety of orchids that bloom at different times of the year so that you will ...

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mount orchids

Mounting Orchids: Some basic tips for you

Creating Orchid Mounts Growing orchids outside on trees and inside on mounts is a beautiful and natural way of displaying these plants. If you live in the United States and are unsure if growing orchids outdoors is a good option for you where you live, you can visit the USDA’s website, enter your zip code, and ...

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healthy orchids

Healthy Orchids: How to know?

How to Raise Orchids: Selecting Healthy Orchids If you’re wondering how to raise orchids, the first step is picking out an orchid that is healthy. Orchids can sometimes display beautiful blooms and can be in poor health where as some orchids can display wilted blooms and they aren’t necessarily unhealthy. For this reason, it is ...

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wild orchids

Wild Orchids in North America: How many do you know?

Native wild Orchids North America is full of wonderful wild orchids. No matter where you live or travel to, there are bound to be some orchid species native to the area. Many species are very showy and easy to spot, while others are very discreet and very easily overlooked. A great way to familiarize yourself ...

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Orchid Diseases: Understand Your Orchid’s Health

Common Orchid Diseases Is your orchid sick? There are many different reasons why your orchid may not be in great health, and a few symptoms can be signs of a much larger overall problem… Cymbidium Mosaic Virus and Odontoglossum Ringspot Virus are two different types of orchid diseases. Cymbidium Mosaic Virus appears on the flower ...

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orchid fertilizer

Orchid Fertilizer: What you need to know?

Everything You Need To Know About Orchid Fertilizer … When orchids are grown in the wild, they are able to acquire nutrients in their environment from whatever crosses their path of growth. They can gain nutrients from a number of things, including but not limited to, animal feces; decomposing animals, leaves, and vegetation; or minerals ...

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light for orchid

Orchids Care & Light: How Much is Enough?

Is Your Orchid Getting Enough Light? As I talk about on our website about orchid care, many different varieties of orchids can successfully be grown inside your home with the right amount of light exposure. The amount of light intensity your orchid receives is crucial for it to flourish and bloom year after year. It ...

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orchid spike

How To Cut Your Orchid’s Spike?

Cutting Your Orchid’s Spike After your orchid has finished blooming and all of the flowers have fallen off, there are a few orchid care instructions that you should follow. Although, if you see that the spike has begun to turn brown this is an indicator that it will not bloom again, and using a sterile ...

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Orchid Display

How to Create A Stunning Orchid Display?

Creating A Stunning Orchid Display Once your orchids have bloomed, what is the best way to display your beauties? In this article we’ll review some ideas for creating a stunning orchid display to guarantee you get a beautiful flower arrangement that everyone will be talking about… Before you move your orchids, it is important to ...

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Potting Containers

Choosing Potting Containers For Your Orchids

Planting Orchids: Choosing the Right Potting Containers When you’re planting orchids, searching for the perfect pot can often times be overwhelming. There are so many different sizes and types, let alone the vast assortment of colors to choose from. Pots are good for orchid display One thing is certain; whatever pot you choose must have ...