http://www.orchidplantcare.info Orchid guides, care, tips and troubleshooting for all types of Orchids. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:34:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Orchid Plant Family Classification Overview by OrchidPlantCare.info About 140 species of orchid are native to North America, usually as bog plants or flowers of moist woodlands and meadows. The orchid family is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Orchidales. The family of monocotyledonous plants has evolved from prototypes ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchids-classification-overview Growing Orchid Plants Indoors Overview by Orchidplantcare.info Orchid plants have become increasingly popular and are now common in many garden stores and nurseries. If you want the plant to continue growing after bloom, and bloom again in future years, choosing the right one is key. Another important orchid growing factor is ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/growing-orchids-indoors Growing Orchid Plants Outdoors Information Overview Properly selected and cared for, orchid plants can be among the showiest and most exotic of all garden or patio plants. There are many areas throughout the southern and central United States where temperatures for a good portion of the year are compatible with the ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/growing-orchids-outdoors Orchid Plant and Flower Care and Culture Overview Information Information about the care and culture of orchid plants and flowers including ideal light, temperature, humidity, water, soil and planting beds, potting media and fertilization. The following tips are not orchid plant specific, but more general. As it has been pointed out, there ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchids-care-culture-overview Orchid Plant and Flower Propagation Information Overview There are many ways in which orchids are propagated today, commercial nurseries will use mass production methods to reproduce a choice variety of either a specie or hybrid plant, the favoured one goes by the name of meristem culture, this laboratory technique involves the ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchids-propagation-overview Orchid Plant and Flower Blooming Information Overview The key to getting an orchid plant to bloom all year long lies in choosing an orchid that's best suited to the conditions in your home. Below is some basic background on different types of orchids and the factors that influence their bloom and ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchid-plant-blooming-overview Orchid Plant Family Diseases Information Overview Diseases are more than a nuisance on orchid plants, if left untreated they can kill them and/or spread to other healthy orchids. Treatment as soon as noticed is the best course of action. The following is a summary of products that work on orchid diseases that ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchid-dieases-overview Orchid Plant Family Insects Information Overview Orchids are susceptible to a number of insects, bugs and mites, including aphids, mealybugs, scales, twospotted spider mites, and ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchid-plant-insects-overview I define “needs care” orchids as those that, in temperate climates, are most suited to growing in a greenhouse or conservatory, where better conditions can be created to suit their needs. Two of the hard-caned Dendrobium species - D. superbbiens and D. canaliculatum from Australia - make up this worthwhile 1986 ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchid-that-needs-care-dendrobium-lloyd-stainton I define “needs care” orchids as those that, in temperate climates, are most suited to growing in a greenhouse or conservatory, where better conditions can be created to suit their needs. An attractive hybrid which burst onto the tropical cut-flower scene in 1982, this plant found favor both for floral decoration ... http://www.orchidplantcare.info/archives/orchid-that-needs-care-dendrobium-ekapol