Handbook on Orchid CultureThis book is about orchid cultivation in general, and pertaining to particular species. |
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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