How We Grow Vandas

How We Grow Vandas

Vandas • Catleyas • Phalaenopsis • Dendrobiums 1 2 3 4 • Making Orchids Bloom The objective of good orchid culture is robust, disease-free plants with high quality blooms. These goals are ­especially important for vandaceous orchids, which ­produce quality flowers...
How We Grow Cattleyas

How We Grow Cattleyas

Vandas • Catleyas • Phalaenopsis • Dendrobiums 1 2 3 4 • Making Orchids Bloom Most everyone is familiar with the voluptuous, fragrant “corsage” orchids commonly known as cattleyas. This common name encompasses a large number of closely-related ­orchid species in many...
How We Grow Phalaenopsis

How We Grow Phalaenopsis

Vandas • Catleyas • Phalaenopsis • Dendrobiums 1 2 3 4 • Making Orchids Bloom The exquisite “moth orchids” are popular among novice and experienced growers alike. Their beautiful and incredibly long-lasting flowers are borne on easy-to-grow plants, putting...
How We Grow Dendrobiums, Part 1

How We Grow Dendrobiums, Part 1

Vandas • Catleyas • Phalaenopsis • Dendrobiums 1 2 3 4 • Making Orchids Bloom Dendrobiums are native to a huge area in Asia, ranging from southern Japan and the eastern foothills of the Himalaya south into India, the Indo-China peninsula, Malaysia, Indonesia, New...
How We Grow Dendrobiums, Part 2

How We Grow Dendrobiums, Part 2

Vandas • Catleyas • Phalaenopsis • Dendrobiums 1 2 3 4 • Making Orchids Bloom In this “chapter” on growing dendrobiums, we’ll cover the species in Section Callista. These are spring-blooming orchids native to mainland Asia, most commonly northeast India, northern...