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How to Extract Fragrance from Orchid Flowers

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Many orchids flowers have fragrances (or should it be ‘smells’!) that range from heavenly to obnoxious. The floral scents of some orchids can sometimes be so weak that it is detectable only within ... Read More

Fertilizer Use in Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Orchids, in fact all plants, require nutrition just like us to grow and reproduce. Plants take up nutrition in form of inorganic compounds present in the soil. In other words, the soil is composed ... Read More

Papilionanthe teres - The Butterfly Orchid

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Distribution: An erect green orchid, it is found growing all over South Asia. It likes to grow in areas with long daylight hours; with high rainfall (high humidity) and warm to hot temperatures.  ... Read More

Gift Making Ideas Using Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Take growing orchids to another level by making gift items using orchids. Instead of buying, you can try creating your own items using your own creativity. Here are two ideas of gift making using o... Read More

More Gift Making Ideas

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Planning of gifting someone? Try making the gift yourself. Handmade gifts are better, precious and contain more love, than those which are purchased. Orchids are great gift items, which you can gif... Read More

Growing Orchids in Summer

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago It is now middle of summers here, in the Northern hemisphere. Summers are good for orchids. Orchids, especially the tropical ones, lap up in this hot oppressive weather, unlike us. This is the time... Read More

Making Your Own Fertilizer

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago If you have been using factory-made fertilizers till now, it is time you make some of your own. The commercially available chemical fertilizers generally do not provide micronutrients sufficiently,... Read More

Scale Insects - Infestation and Control

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Summer is good time for growth in orchids as well as for orchid pests. Pests (like aphids, mealy bugs, scale insects and mites) are more noticeable in orchids during spring and summer. High tempera... Read More

The Orchid Flower

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Plants use their flowers to attract attention of their pollinators, which include the likes of birds, bees, bats etc. But mind it, we figure nowhere in their scheme of things and are rather a nuisa... Read More

Orchids and Humidity

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted almost 8 years ago Most orchid growers have lost their favourite orchid/s mainly due to lack of skill or knowledge. Let me share with you (in a series of articles), the mistakes I have made while growing orchids. The... Read More