The Gardener's Guide to Growing OrchidsA couple of English orchid specialists offer an introduction to growing orchids in the home and greenhouse. Covers general care, indoor cultivation, growing media and repotting, pests and diseases, propagation, exhibition, and an A-to-Z of popular, easier-care orchids emphasizing species but including a number of hybrids. Includes 76 fine quality color photographs and line drawings. |
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Page 72
... dorsal sepal and the petals are very small and bear tufts of moving hairs . The lip is small and inconspicu- ous . The lateral sepals are held close together and are broad at the base , tapering to a fine point about 15cm ( 6in ) long ...
... dorsal sepal and the petals are very small and bear tufts of moving hairs . The lip is small and inconspicu- ous . The lateral sepals are held close together and are broad at the base , tapering to a fine point about 15cm ( 6in ) long ...
Page 130
... dorsal is pale - green , heavily peppered with brownish - purple . The long , horizontal petals are club - shaped with extremely wavy edges ; the basal half is peppered and spotted with brown , while the tips are pastel pink . The pouch ...
... dorsal is pale - green , heavily peppered with brownish - purple . The long , horizontal petals are club - shaped with extremely wavy edges ; the basal half is peppered and spotted with brown , while the tips are pastel pink . The pouch ...
Page 131
... dorsal and petals , and a neat pouch . The flower is pure white with a fine peppering of pink near the centre . Pot in a well - drained compost and grow in the intermediate house , or hotter . P. philippinense A slow - growing plant ...
... dorsal and petals , and a neat pouch . The flower is pure white with a fine peppering of pink near the centre . Pot in a well - drained compost and grow in the intermediate house , or hotter . P. philippinense A slow - growing plant ...
Contents
An Introduction to Orchids | 6 |
Where to Grow Orchids | 13 |
Cultivating and Propagating Orchids | 25 |
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids Wilma Rittershausen,Brian Rittershausen No preview available - 2001 |
The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids Wilma Rittershausen,Brian Rittershausen No preview available - 2004 |
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5cm 2in 8cm 3in attractive autumn back bulbs bark base bear beautiful best grown blooms blotched Brassia breeding bright brown buds carry cattleyas centre Cochlioda colour compost cool house cool-growing creeping rhizome cultivation culture cymbidiums decided rest deciduous dendrobiums duced epiphytic epiphytic genus flower spikes appear flowers are produced foliage fragrant genera genus grant flowers green pseudobulbs greenhouse growers growth habit hot house humidity hybrids intergeneric hybrids intermediate house Laelia large flowers lip is white lithophytic long-lasting Lycaste marked medium-sized flowers Mexico Miltonia Miltoniopsis miniature monopodial named varieties narrow Odontioda Odontoglossum Oncidium pale green Paphiopedilum pendent pests petals and sepals phalaenopsis Phragmipedium pink Pleione pollen propagate pseudobulbs pure white purple racemes repotting rhizome Rittershausen roots rosy-pink rounded sepals and petals shading showy small flowers spotted spray spring stem tall temperature tips tropical upright spikes usually Vanda ventilators white flowers winter yellow Zygopetalum