Native to tropical Eastern Africa, peacock orchids are not actually orchids but a perennial flowering type of gladiolus and a member of the iris family. Gladiolus murielae or peacock orchids grow from underground corms and bloom from the middle of summer to the middle of fall. A tropical tende...
I didn’t find my first experiences propagating orchids to be nearly as easy as reproducing monsteras, for example. But I got there and now I can regularly propagate orchids I love at home. The first time I propagated aSwiss cheese plant (Monsteraspp.), it was by accident. I had cut ...
Fascination with these beautiful flowers goes back at least as far as the Victorian era, during which aptly named"orchid hunters" ravaged South American habitats to bring them back to England for cultivation on the homefront. Even today, A-listers continue to covet orchids, as they are regular...
Meanwhile, Darwin struggled through health problems at Down House, corresponded with peers and continued his experiments with orchids and worms to refine his theories. Yet while he was a man driven by his work, his findings taxed him at times. When issues of inbreeding arose in his later works...
How do orchids grow in nature? In nature the orchids the first type of orchid that has found a home upon trees are called epiphytes. Their roots grab and “hug” the tree bark andsupport themselves through this union. ... Orchid roots, leaves and pseudobulbs allow the storage of water ...
Scientists believe that orchids and orchid bees have co-evolved so that the two are now dependent on one another. Orchid bees have a very long proboscis, and orchids store their nectar very deep within their blossoms. Orchid bees are one of the few species in which the males perform ...
potted flowers such as orchids flowering branches You can see how to makeEASY PEASY TEXTURED MOSS BALLS HERE. I love to add flowers to my vignette! If you don’t want the maintenance try a faux plant or flower. Or if you don’t want to baby a real plant look for an easy-care real...
Orchids that grow from rhizomes or rhizomatous roots, such as Cattleyas, can be divided like any other houseplant in spring. Water thoroughly and then slide the orchid from its pot. Rinse the potting mix from the roots and then divide the roots so each section has roots and at le...
2. Breed Phalaenopsis Orchids Orchids are ideal for those with limited space, in apartments, or who want to breed indoor plants for gifts. If you want to breed flowers, these are more for the advanced grower. Select the parent plants. From the father plant, remove the anther cap using cle...
Orchids are great plants that require no sun and are inarguably elegant and shockingly easy to care for. If you have been wondering, “Where should I put my orchid?” look no further than your bathroom. Orchids like high humidity, indirect sunlight, or artificial light. They need protection...