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The common name for the Phalaenonopsis is the "moth orchid" as the flower petals resemble the wings of a moth. Well-grown plants can flower often, sometimes with a few flowers throughout the year, though the main season is late winer into spring. Average...
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Fine.? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us....
The medium I'm repotting to is
seeding orchid mix.
I really appreciate it.
You are going on a paph hunt please keep us informed
more orchids hehehe Share Share this post more specifically.
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Lately i've been in the lookout of the variegated leafed orchids, currently I have a couple. In China and Japan, they have shows primly for variegated leafed orchids, here is my collection.
Phal. Matou Freed 'Variegated'
Phal. Matou Freed 'Variegated'...
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It is a goal of mine to collect all, since our orchids are so infrequently....
I also really love mottled leaf orchids.
I've been meaning to buy at least one.
$100 I think the variegated leaf orchids are very cool, really interesting.
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My Orchid Grow List
So I'm a new Orchid owner and have 6 in my apartment. Some orchids I got as gifts what I'm not sure on the breed, but three of them I do know, and would LOVE some advice:
1. Is the "Orange Cascade" or Wilsonara California Cherub. This...
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My mother said that orchids usually get "orchid trauma" when you on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter I have most of my orchids (except the jewel orchid) in plastic netPictures really help....
The plant and opened up its roots.
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I was playing Tomb Raider: The Anniversary with some friends last weekend and I was pleasantly surprised to find the famous adventurer Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider games grows orchids! Here are two shots of her admiring her orchids in her bedroom. ...
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I also like the tomb.
Very interesting orchids she has but what kind are they? She has good decor taste! LOL! Looks like she is enjoying her Cymbidiums! LOL! I would have never guessed! Super cool...
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Watering is the most difficult hurdle for the new orchid grower. This one problem alone is what has given orchids the reputation of being hard to grow. The following is a method to help the beginner learn how to water. Once one gets a good feel for the...
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Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter I just bought my first orchids from the Chcago Botanic Garden Orchid Show% of my orchids in a combination of 3 parts small perlite and 2 parts Canadian peat (+ a little dolomite think that the average....
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Watering is the most difficult hurdle for the new orchid grower. This one problem alone is what has given orchids the reputation of being hard to grow. The following is a method to help the beginner learn how to water. Once one gets a good feel for the...
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As a beginner orchid growing....
Of my orchids in a combination of 3 parts small perlite and 2 parts Canadian peat (+ a little dolomite think that the average orchid plant can take watering before being absolutely dry, but since we want.
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In order not to start new thread every time i have question, I will here post pictures, ask questions... First, here is something interesting:
Colmanara Black Cat, that is finishing flowering, put new branches with buds on stem. I knew that this is usual...
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Now there is 11 orchids Twitter Amazing!! Well done!
You....
And here are some of inflorescences on other orchids.
First, the two buds on Colmanara Black Cat that started to open Epipactis12 likes this .
Here is an update on my orchids.
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Another interesting article on some Thai orchids with their relationship with fungi.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0813190936.htm
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Great article! Thanks for sharing! Very interesting and enlightening! Thank you! Thats pretty cool.
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Does anyone watch this show? There were lots of orchids on last night's episode and as usual they are always making mistakes in their dialogs. The greenhouse worker referred to the Phaleanopsis as the "Butterfly orchid". Here are some screen caps.
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Thats way too cool thanks Pete!!....
Great show! Too bad its the last season.
Super cool show pics...thnx so nice That is interesting to see so many orchids in a TV show.
Thanks for the pics.
Darn it.
I love that show but I missed it.
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I got the crazy idea of trying to grow an orchid out of a fish tank I did a little research and it seems orchids can grow out of water if they are rooted in water and the water is well oxygenated.
I made a cutting from the plant in the front room and ...
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