Some Orchids that Flower in March March is the greatest time of blooming season for many orchids. Phalaenopsis are flowering in large quantities in homes and at Home Centers across the land. It’s a great time to bring your favorite orchids inside where you can enjoy their blooms. We present a dozen suggestions. Most are of easy […]
Some Orchids Which Bloom In The Winter Months The names below are derived from the Latin and Greek languages and can, at first, be difficult to pronounce. If you remember that, with few exceptions all letters are pronounced, it will be easier . You will frequently hear names pronounced somewhat differently than indicated below because of regional differences. There […]
Checklist for November and December Cattleya Growers of just about all levels of expertise will have begun to notice autumn conditions by now. Days are becoming shorter, so cooler; the sunlight has less intensity because of the sun’s lowering angle, nights are longer and usually cooler. Plants are responding by slowing and becoming ripe their growth in preparation for […]
Checklist for September and October Cattleya In spite of the shortening days and reducing angle of the sun, September can still be one of the hottest months. Water and fertilizer need to be in balance with heat and light. However, the alert grower will realize that his or her plants are starting to slow down a […]
Things to do in the Fall Like spring, fall is an significant transitional season and orchid growers should be making preparations for the coming winter. As days get shorter and cooler, orchid growth will slow and in some cases, stop altogether. If a plant is not in a crisis situation, delay any repotting until the lengthening days of spring […]
Checklist for July and August Cattleya Cattleyas this month call for careful attention to their watering and fertilizing needs because of characteristically high temperatures. Evaporative cooling is a must in areas of the country where it is effective. Where it is not (the more humid regions), care needs to be done to proper venting to keep temperatures […]
Checklist for May and June Cattleya The last of the spring-flowering types — those that flower from a mature hard pseudobulb — will be ending, while the first summer-blooming types will be showing buds on their rapidly growing, soft pseudobulbs. Both may need potting, when signaled by deteriorating mix, this month. The spring bloomers present no […]
Checklist for March and April Cattleya Though March is, in many parts of the country, still a cold and very windy month, the becoming longer days and warmer temperatures caused by increased light are harbingers of the coming change of season that you have been waiting a long time for. Some of the best standard cattleyas of […]
Novice Dendrobium Dendrobium is a diverse genus of orchids with different cultural needs. This culture data is for the dendrobiums type of phalenopsis pictured above. They are evergreen with thin, tall stalks (pseudobulbs). Water Water your orchids in the morning so that the leaves are dry before night. How often to water depends on the […]
Monthly Checklist for January and February Cattleya Watering and fertilizing will be at a minimum, as will potting. Be on the lookout for aging sheaths on your winter-into-spring bloomers. Careful taking away of the dying sheaths will still allow buds to develop without the danger of condensation-induced rot. Low light will lead to weak spikes, so, and […]