Handbook on Orchid CultureThis book is about orchid cultivation in general, and pertaining to particular species. |
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... growth at which the plant will begin to initiate roots . This may be in conjunction with growth initiation , after flowering , or both . When new roots are seen emerging from the base of the newest growth , or ideally just before they ...
... growth at which the plant will begin to initiate roots . This may be in conjunction with growth initiation , after flowering , or both . When new roots are seen emerging from the base of the newest growth , or ideally just before they ...
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... growth ( assuming small pots and good drainage ) . Pseudobulbs should be firm and not shriveled while the plant is growing . In warm , sunny weather , a thorough watering every second day often is optimal . The frequency of watering in ...
... growth ( assuming small pots and good drainage ) . Pseudobulbs should be firm and not shriveled while the plant is growing . In warm , sunny weather , a thorough watering every second day often is optimal . The frequency of watering in ...
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... growth in which each new shoot , springing from the rhizome of the previous growth , is complete in itself . terrestrial , growing on the ground and supported by soil . tree fern , tropical ferns , chiefly of the family Cyatheaceae , or ...
... growth in which each new shoot , springing from the rhizome of the previous growth , is complete in itself . terrestrial , growing on the ground and supported by soil . tree fern , tropical ferns , chiefly of the family Cyatheaceae , or ...
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air movement AM/AOS American Orchid Society Angraecoid Angraecum areas Ascocenda Ascocentrum awards beginner bloom bromeliad buds bulbs California catalog Cattleya bicolor Charles Marden Fitch color cool CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS Temperature cymbidiums day temperatures Dendrobium Dendrobium phalaenopsis drainage epiphytic epiphytic orchids fertilizer fir bark Florida flower spikes foot-candles Gardens genera genus green greenhouse grow orchids growing season grown growth habitat HCC/AOS hobbyists hybrids ideal inches inflorescences intermediate keikis leaf leaves light mature MERISTEMS miltonias miniature moisture monopodial natural night temperatures number of species odontoglossums oncidiums orchid culture orchid growers orchid plants orchid species Orchids require osmunda P.O. Box Paph paphiopedilums petals phalaenopsis Phone Photographer plastic popular potting media potting medium produce pseudobulbs range repotting rhizome roots seedlings sepals shade showy small pots species and hybrids summer sympodial tree fern tropical ture Vanda Vandaceous orchids ventilation warm windowsill winter yellow