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Temperature Stress In Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted about 3 years ago Orchids can be found growing all over the world, with a few exceptions of course. They grow in temperate as well as tropical regions. Depending upon their natural home, every orchid is adapted to t... Read More

Egg Shells for Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted about 3 years ago Have you tried eggshells as fertilizer for your orchids? it is common knowledge that eggshells, when crushed and added to rose plants, can induce bigger flowers. However, recently I found out that ... Read More

Making CocoPeat From Coconut Husk

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted about 3 years ago It seems extreme weather is here to stay. Last year we have an extended monsoon and now the winter seems to be going on and on. We will have to think ways to deal with such weather conditions. Plan... Read More

OrchidWiz: Offspring of Brassavola nodosa

Author is Alex Maximiano, posted about 4 years ago To view the first-generation offspring of Brassavola nodosa in OrchidWiz, follow these steps: From the Start screen, enter partial text "nodosa" and click "Search Orchid".   A new tab ... Read More

OrchidWiz: Most Awarded Primary Hybrids of Genus Cymbidium

Posted by Alex Maximiano about 4 years ago To find out the most awarded cymbidium primary hybrids in OrchidWiz, do the following steps: From the Start screen, select "ALL Genera".   A new tab called "Genera" appears.  In this s... Read More

OrchidWiz: Which Country has the Most Orchid Species?

Posted by Alex Maximiano about 4 years ago With OrchidWiz, you can find what countries have the greatest number of naturally occurring orchid species.  To do this, from the Start screen, click the button "Areas": As you can see from th... Read More

OrchidWiz Species World Map

Author is Alex Maximiano, posted about 4 years ago To see the OrchidWiz Species World Map, from the Start screen, click the Species Map button: OrchidWiz opens a new tab called "World Map".  In this map, there are buttons for each botanical re... Read More

OrchidWiz: Most AOS-Awarded Orchids of the Past Decade (Flower Quality)

Author is Alex Maximiano, posted about 4 years ago This article shows how to use OrchidWiz to list the orchids most awarded by the American Orchid Society over the last decade (2009 through 2018).  To get this list, follow these steps: From t... Read More

OrchidWiz: Top Cattleyas Most Hybridized in the Last Decade

Author is Alex Maximiano, posted about 4 years ago This article shows how to use OrchidWiz to list the Cattleya-Alliance orchids most hybridized over the last decade (2009 through 2018).  To get this list, follow these steps: From the top men... Read More

Finding a Cross in OrchidWiz: Method 3

Author is Alex Maximiano, posted about 4 years ago This article covers finding a cross in OrchidWiz using the Group tab.  For the purpose of this article, let's assume we are looking for the name of the registered hybrid which is the result of cros... Read More