Orchids Plant Care

Orchid Plant Pollination By Man - Part Two

The paphiopedilum is difficult because the pollinia are in an awkward place behind the staminode and the stigmatic surface; the plate at an angle to the column with three lines radiating from it at an angle of 120 degrees is even more inaccessible.

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Orchid Plant Pollination By Man - Part One

The procedure by which man pollinates an orchid is mechanically identical to that by which an insect pollinates it, except that man has advantages.

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Fertilization Of A Dendrobium Orchid Flower - Part Two

The process of germination varies considerably with different genera and species.

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Fertilization Of A Dendrobium Orchid Flower - Part One

In the case of Dendrobium, such as Dendrobium nobile, the task, for an insect, is much simpler and less hazardous.

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Fertilization Of Paphiopedilum Orchid Plant

The fertilization of paphiopedilums is slightly different from the other various methods by which the continuance of the rase is ensured.

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Orchid Pollination By Insect - Spring-Like Mechanism in Catasetum Orchid Genus

Perhaps the genus Catasetum is the most ingenious method of ensuring pollination.

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Orchid Plant Pollination By Insects

Most orchid flowers are pollinated by insects, some by various kinds of bee and fly and some at night by moths.

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Zygopetalum Orchid Care and Culture

Zygopetalum is not one of the popular groups of orchids so don’t expect to find it at your local garden center or DIY superstore!

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Phalaenopsis Orchid Plant Care

You will find Phalaenopsis everywhere that orchids are sold. The flat-faced flowers are born on arching stems, each bloom lasting for about a month.

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Paphiopedilum Orchid Care

The well-known Slipper Orchid with its pouched flowers differs from other popular house plant types in two ways. There are no pseudobulbs, so it must be kept reasonably moist throughout the year. It is also the only common terrestrial orchid and so is not suitable for slab display.

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