Make Plans to Visit an Orchid Show - Orchids
As you start thinking of the new year and what you want to do during the coming year, take the time to look over the listing of available shows around the country published by the American Orchid Society or for a listing of orchid societies ... [... more]
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Potting Media for Orchids - Orchids
Orchids are unlike other houseplants most of us are used to growing. In nature the parents of majority of the orchids grown for their beautiful flowers are epiphytes which means they grow on trees. They are not parasites, but simply use the tree ... [... more]
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Trivia - World's Most Popular Orchid - Orchids
In sheer numbers of orchids sold nothing comes close to the popularity of the Phalaenopsis around the world. More are produced and sold than any other type of orchid. They are used for decorating as a result of the wide variety of colors ... [... more]
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Book Review - 100 Orchids for the American Gardener - ...
At first glance, you might think that this book is a limited resource since it only covers information regarding 100 very specific orchid species or hybrid plants. Read on, though, and you will find relevant information for many orchid ... [... more]
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Staking and Presentation
Each year I present my orchid resolutions to help you define some of your own so that your orchid growing will be better in 2009 than in 2008. Every one of us has special growing problems due to our own conditions so my problems probably are not ... [... more]
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Mini-Slipper Paphiopedilum Orchids - Orchids
One of the newest trends in orchids today is mini-Paphs. They are the result of line breeding down standard Paphs to produce tiny flowers on tiny plants such as has been done for Cattleyas and Dendrobiums. The great increase of hobbyists who grow ... [... more]
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Corolla - Orchids
Corolla is the combined part of an orchid flower consisting of the three petals. It is most often used in conjuction with Calyx, the three sepals, to form the Perianthe which is the showy portion of an orchid flower. The Corolla is the combined ... [... more]
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Celebrate Orchids
Amazon.com has an increasing list of items with an orchid theme. The best of them are under For books, calendars and orchid information, there's nothing like the Some new and innovative items for orchid lovers as well as a couple of tried and ... [... more]
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Summer Orchid Growing Tips - Orchids
During the peak growing months of summer use a very dilute foliar fertilizer (half normal strength) with 1/2 teaspoon per gallon soap as a wetting agent so that the fertilizer will stay on the leaves long enough to allow the plant to absorb the ... [... more]
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Orchid Gift of the Year for 2007
Conservation organizations provide a really good avenue for gifts to orchid lovers who are in general very conscious of the habitat destruction taking place around the world. In the area of education materials, there are all sorts of vendors who ... [... more]
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Book Review - Dendrobium and Its Relatives - Orchids
If you are a fan of the Dendrobium orchid family, this is the book for you to own. Another excellent volume from Timber Press, this book is a wonderful resource. The three authors; Bill Lavarack, Wayne Harris and Geoff Stocker, have extensive ... [... more]
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Star of Bethlehem Orchid - Orchids
For the Christmas season I would like to introduce you to an orchid named the Star of Bethlehem for its enormous creamy white flower with along spur which gives the appearance of a comet tail. It blooms reliably during the holiday season. ... [... more]
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