How to Care for Cool-Growing Orchids
Cool-growing orchids, including cymbidiums, odontoglossums, masdevallias and many paphiopedilum, prefer nighttime temperatures between 50 and 55 degrees F and daytime temperatures between 60 and 75 degrees F. Here's how to care for these lovely ... [... more]
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How to Repot Orchids
Repot your orchids every two years, or when you notice the potting medium - the "soil" in which they're planted - starting to break into smaller pieces. Choose a new pot that is only slightly bigger than the old. You can use a special orchid [... more]
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How to Care for Warm-Growing Orchids
Warm-growing orchids, including vandas and phalaenopsis, prefer nighttime temperatures between 60 and 65 degrees F and daytime temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees F. Here's how to take care of these plants. Give orchids a humid environment - ... [... more]
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How to Care for Intermediate-Growing Orchids
Intermediate-growing orchids, including cattleyas, dendrobiums, many oncidiums and some paphiopedilum, prefer nighttime temperatures between 55 and 60 degrees F and daytime temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees F. Here's how to keep them healthy ... [... more]
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How to Make an Orchid Plant Arrangement
Orchid plant arrangements are currently one of the easiest ways to add a fun and dramatic feel to any type of décor. They are also the perfect plant for keeping indoors, actually one of the lowest maintenance exotic plants you can grow in your ... [... more]
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How to Grow Impeccable Orchids with Ease
Orchids! The name, alone, creates fear in many, and it isn't difficult to understand why. I, too, have read article after web page in a dedicated search for information, only to glean from each one, exactly what I had read on the last. The result ... [... more]
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How to Care for Orchid Roots
The key to growing beautiful, healthy and thriving orchids requires keeping the root system fresh and clean. Trimming the roots and cleaning the debris around the roots keeps the orchids healthy. About every six months set some time aside to trim ... [... more]
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How to Care for Tropical Orchids
Many ornamental plants have the reputation of being hard to care for. Orchids are one of them. The truth is, orchids are no harder to grow and take care of than other flowering plants. All it takes is a little understanding of their habitat and ... [... more]
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How to Prevent Bugs In Your Houseplants
Outdoor plants are not the only plants that can become invested by unwanted insects. Here is an easy and attractive way to keep bugs away from your treasured houseplants. Place shavings all around the base of your houseplant. Think of it as ... [... more]
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How to care for an Orchid Cactus
Christmas cactus, also known as Orchid Cactus is a popular, winter-flowering houseplant native to Brazil. pendulous stems of Christmas cactus make it a great choice for hanging baskets. The Christmas cactus should never be placed near a door that ... [... more]
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How to Repot an Orchid
Orchids require special care and nurturing and they will reward your efforts with beautiful blooms, often for months. Repotting orchids can be a scary venture, especially if you've spent a lot of money on the plant. If orchids are not repotted, ... [... more]
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How to Grow Oncidium Orchids
There are many varieties of Oncidium orchids. They thrive in nature in a diverse range of habitats. These orchids produce sprays of flowers and slender leaves. The yellow varieties are particularly popular. You can produce lovely Oncidium orchids ... [... more]
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