Orchids

Time lapse of an orchid blooming.

Selecting orchid plants takes more than just admiring an orchid’s flowers, but with the right information it can be quick and easy. To find the expert’s secrets on orchid selection, Meghan Carter of AskTheDecorator.com visited award-winning orchidist Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids and got to the bottom of how to pick the best orchid flower. Continue Reading …

Lady slipper orchids are the easiest for beginners to identify. Their blooms always have a sort of pouch, often shaped like a moccasin. Because this modified petal looks so distinct and so delicate, the whole family of plants takes the name lady slipper orchid. There are two well-known genra of lady slipper orchids. The first Continue Reading …

When we think of Hawaii’s agriculture, we often think of pineapples and macadamia nuts. However, Hawaii also has a large orchid industry. There is a big local demand for orchid leis for all the tourists, but actually Hawaii exports more orchids than they keep in their own state. Farmers there grow both potted orchids for Continue Reading …

Like any plant species, orchids grow best in conditions that closely match those to which the plants are adapted in nature. To bring about proper growth and development of the orchid, environmental conditions should be regulated to the plant’s needs. These include temperature, watering, use of fertilizers, light intensity, humidity, and repotting. Optimum Temperature Range Continue Reading …

Dendrobium is the second largest genus of orchid family. It consists of more than one thousand naturally occurring species. A dendrobium orchid usually lives as an epiphyte i.e. it lives mounted on the surface of other plants. Sometimes it would grow over a rock surface. Flowers of dendrobium come in a rich variety including red, Continue Reading …

One of the most cherished orchids is the Cymbidium orchid with its distinct flower having nearly equally-sized sepals and petals and leathery, short, narrow leaves. The genus Cymbidium comprises about fifty species. Naturally, the Cymbidium orchid inhabits several regions of Asia including China, Japan, South East Asia, and the Himalayan region, and all the way Continue Reading …

Flowers are known to have the most beautiful effect on everyone from children to adults and even men. A flower can only make us smile and at least for the moment forget the almost any stress or physical suffering; it is known that plants and flowers are beneficial for those ailing and that is one Continue Reading …

Orchids are some of the most intriguing plants people can bring into their homes and add to their personal plant collection. Beautiful, intricate and fragile, orchids can brighten up and bring style to any room. With blooms that challenge the senses, orchids are not your typical flower. In additions to being great house plants, orchids Continue Reading …

There are a vast number of orchid species to match all styles but most importantly they come in almost any color you can think of such as red, white, yellow, magenta, black and even green orchid. Orchids were originally grown in India, Indonesia and South America where the weather is mostly warm and humid all Continue Reading …