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Native Orchid Conservation

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Native orchids around the world are in trouble as a result of collection from the wild, habitat destruction, and increasingly climate change. Orchid societies and conservation groups are working to... Read More

Goodyera daibuzanensis

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Goodyera daibuzanensis is one of the popularly called Jewel Orchids known for their lovely foliage rather than for their flowers which are generally not very interesting, picture of flower. Terrari... Read More

Staking Orchid Flowers

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Staking your inflorescences so that the flowers can be presented and shown to their best effect is an art into itself. If you go to an orchid show or society meeting where blooming plants are displ... Read More

Phalaenopsis bellina

Author is Lou Lodyga, posted over 13 years ago Anyone who has been growing orchids for years will know this species by its former name, Phalanopsis violacea v. Borneo. It was given full species status by Eric Christensen in 1995 and renamed bel... Read More

Ionopsis

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago These cute little miniatures are found from Florida through Bolivia and most of the Caribbean Islands. There are currently about ten species listed and most of them are twig epiphytes or tree growi... Read More

Orchid Growing Tips #5

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Orthene will prevent thrips. A preventative spraying of Orthene 75%, wettable powder or in aerosol, on maturing flower buds will prevent thirp damage, as well as aphids and ants. If insects are fou... Read More

The Fakahatchee Strand

Posted by Sys Admin over 13 years ago The Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve Park is home to the largest collection of native orchid species and bromeliads in North America. It is also home to the Florida panther, black bear, Everglades... Read More

Snails and Slugs on Orchids

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Snails and slugs are a constant problem for outdoor and greenhouse growers of orchids. They love the open medium of bark used for orchids and can cause great damage to new growths of both roots and... Read More

Falling Leaves – Cattleyas

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago In general, leaf loss in Cattleya Alliance orchids is not considered to be a major growing problem. Unless you have very good growing conditions and have solved most of your cultural problems, you ... Read More

Bulbophyllum guttulatum

Posted by Sys Admin over 13 years ago This is a small warm to cool-growing member of this large class of orchids which is found in the Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Vietnam where it grows at elevations of 1000 t... Read More