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Setting Up A Terrarium

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Many orchid growers graduate from the windowsill to a terrarium in order to better control environmental conditions, especially humidity, for their plants. An old aquarium can be used for this purp... Read More

World’s Worst Smeling Orchid

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago The worst smelling orchid is Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis. We picked this particular Bulbophyllum due to the sheer size of the plant and flower and therefore the amount of scent it produces. Many othe... Read More

How Long to Bloom?

Posted by Sys Admin over 13 years ago Joyce Kelly found this good information in a 1982 Jones & Scully catalog. Pot size in standard size plants can help you guess when the plants may bloom. This is part of that chart: Pot Size…... Read More

Winter Orchid Dreaming

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago Orchid growing is somewhat like any other gardening – January and February are very slow months! Unlike outside gardeners in temperate climates, though, we are constrained by the problems of cold w... Read More

Growing Orchids in a Fishbowl

Author is Susan Taylor, posted over 13 years ago If you are having trouble growing orchids indoors, especially if you like the tiny ones, you can try growing in a simple fishbowl. My first trial came when I purchased a Masdevallia I couldn’t resi... Read More