Apr 28 2009
How Beautiful Can Orchids Be
Orchids are the most popular houseplant, a top honor they share with the peace lily. Their charm and mystique delight those who receive them, for few other flowers have the ability to impress their recipient in the same way that the orchid can. Orchids do not need soil to grow just somewhere with lots of light and to attach their roots. A tree trunk does fine. Orchids are an enhancement to any home and make wonderful gifts. And many orchid plants can last for many, many years continuing to bring joy and beauty in to your life and the life of family and friends.
Orchids are a flowering plant that can grow on every continent in the world, except Antarctica. In addition to their large growing area, orchid flowers are part of a family that contains more species than any other family of plants. Orchids are typically found in humid habitats and providing your house plants with a humid environment is therefore recommended if you want to carry out supreme orchid care. The recommended daytime humidity for orchids is 50-70 percent. Orchids have been the symbol of love, luxury, and beauty for centuries. The Greeks looked at the orchids as a symbol of virility.
In the home, place on trays over moistened pebbles. Dendrobium orchids come from an entirely different part of the world, but they actually prefer roughly the same temperature ranges as the Cattleya orchids. This is because the tropical regions of South and Central America are quite similar to the tropical parts of Asia and Australia when it comes to temperature.
Orchids are sensitive plants for the most part and fertilizer burn is common for overfed samples. To avoid that problem, fertilize once per month at full strength, then dilute the mixture to one-quarter strength for the other weekly feedings. Orchids like about 50% humidity. To increase the humidity you can do several things.
Growing orchids is the oldest and perhaps the most highly organized of plant hobbies and people in all walks of life can enjoy them. If you can grow pot plants, you can easily grow orchids. Growing these flowers will need a consciousness because each type of rare orchids need different care and treatment. If you want to grow them, you should first understand the species and what they need.
Epiphytes are the easiest to grow in the most common in orchid collections. Western Australia is home to mostly terrestrial orchids which are well-known for their size, bright color and strange markings. Epiphytes have thick roots (called aerial roots because they’re frequently suspended in the air). These aerial roots are covered with a silvery material called velamen, which can absorb moisture from the air like a sponge.
Orchids that grow in bark and peat mixes or bark thrive best with a 20-20-20 liquid fertilizer or, even better with a 30-10-10 special orchid fertilizer. To get the best results, use a urea free water soluble fertilizer. Orchids are beautiful, interesting plants that are sure to enrich your life and bring a little tropical warmth into your winter home. Orchids with rhizomes rather than obvious pseudobulbs can be divided or pieces of rooted rhizome can be removed and grown on.
Orchids are very sensitive to direct sunlight and have to be kept in shady place during the summer. We can, however, keep them on direct sunlight on the shelf by the window during the winter from November until March. Orchids are proliferated across most countries. In the temperate zones, such as southern Australia, most Orchids grow on the ground.
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