Many kinds of orchids can successfully be grown with artificial light. Artificial lighting might even work better for you than a windowsill because it allows you to have total control over the amount and light intensity that your orchids receive every day. Rooms that you might have never thought could be utilized to grow plants ...
Keeping Your Orchid Blooming For As Long As Possible… When growing orchids, you want to make sure that the flowers last as long as possible. How long your orchid flowers last, greatly depends on the variety of orchid as well as the care that the blooms receive. Phalaenopsis orchids, one of the most popular types, normally ...
Dendrobium Orchid Care: The Basics There are over 1,000 types of Dendrobium orchid and hybrids. They vary in size, bloom color, appearance, and growing requirements. For this reason, it is important that you get detailed care information for your certain type of Dendrobium because the care can greatly vary depending on the type you have. ...
Why Ventilation is So Important? Another important aspect in how to care for an orchid that I cover in detail on our website, is providing adequate ventilation. Air movement for your orchid is important for many reasons. Air flow can help eliminate problems such as drying up any water that is standing on the leaves ...
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 ...
Miltoniopsis Care: The Basics Miltoniopsis orchid (mil-toh-nee-OPP-siss) is often referred to as the “Pansy Orchid” because their blooms are similar in appearance to pansies. The Miltoniopsis genus of orchids is very small and currently includes just six recognized species. Miltoniopsis blooms are large, flat, and round with broad lips. Blooms are seen in an array of ...
Vanilla Orchid Care: The Basics Did you know that Vanilla comes from an orchid? The Vanilla genus has roughly 100 species, but the one most often used in the commercial production of vanilla is the Vanilla planifolia. The Vanilla orchid’s blooms are large and can be white, cream, greenish-yellow, or light green in color. Some blooms even have a trumpet-shaped lip, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Epidendrum Orchid Care: The Basics Epidendrum orchid (eh-pee-DEN-drum) is one of the earliest established genera of orchids with well over 1,000 different species. Some species are found growing at sea level, while others thrive in higher elevations up in the mountains. Most Epidendrums have reed-like stems that are fairly similar in appearance to the Dendrobium orchid’s cane ...
