Posted by Sys Admin about 11 years ago
Vanda cristata Lindl. 1833
Distribution: Himalayas, Tibet and Assam
Vanda cristata is found at between 1200-2300 m in the Himalayas (Garhwal to Bhutan), Tibet and Assam (Khasia). Vanda crista...
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Eurychone rothschildiana
Posted by Sys Admin about 11 years ago
Eurychone rothschildiana is a Ugandan species which looks like a Phalaenopsis, and can be grown like a one. They have beautiful large, oval, wavy, stiff olive green leaves with green flowers that h...
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Eria rosea
Posted by Sys Admin about 11 years ago
This is a small sized member of a large family related to the dendrobriums which is native to China and Hong Kong.
Plants bloom in the spring and as the name suggests, they bear 3 to 4 rose colo...
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Laelia anceps
Author is Lou Lodyga, posted about 11 years ago
Laelia anceps is an undemanding and easy plant to grow for most people. This species is naturally occurring in Mexico and is extremely drought resistant as well as temperature tolerant.
It will ...
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Orchid Growing Tips
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 11 years ago
Foliar Fertilizing
During the peak growing months of summer use a foliar fertilizer of very dilute fertilizer with 1/2 teaspoon per gallon soap as a wetting agent so that the fertilizer will stay ...
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Pollinating crickets
Author is T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski, posted about 11 years ago
Orchids on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean are pollinated by nocturnal crickets, according to scientists who took night-vision video of the flowers. It’s the first time an insect from the cricke...
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Could Tums Help Orchids Too?
Author is Dot Henley, posted about 11 years ago
A couple of years ago, I asked Andy Easton why some of our Catts had black tipped leaves. He said might be a calcium deficiency. Since then I have added 5 Tums tablets to every 20 gallons of f...
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Phalaenopsis bellina
Author is Lou Lodyga, posted about 11 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...
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World’s Worst Smeling Orchid
Author is Susan Taylor, posted about 11 years ago
The worst smelling orchid is Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis. We picked this particular Bulbophyllum due to the sheer size of the plant and flower and therefore the amount of scent it produces. Many othe...
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Mounting Orchids
Author is Annie Mezaros, posted about 11 years ago
I was apprehensive to say the least; the first time I decided I wanted to mount one of my orchids. I had realized that none of the directions or advise I had been following to grown my Tolumnia Ral...
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