look real great and
they come in almost
all colors,
including white but
not black. One of
the most popular is
a blue orchid,
in the past and
prior to the
hybridization they
were extremely rare
but now designed in
the laboratory
plenty of colors are
available which
nature rarely has
shown.
Blue vandas are most also certain
dendrobium have blue color
elements in the flower.
White
flowers also look good, especially in
combination with other
flowers as
wedding floral decorations,
not only within a bouquet.
Today nothing can hold
you back to buy orchid
since are easily available,
just see our
pictures
of dendrobium, cattleya,
oncidium, mokara, vandas and
other. After two centuries
of poaching and looting of
wild plants in
their natural habitat the
creation of hybrids
gave nature a real break. No
need for poaching anymore
just go to the internet or
have a look in the nursery.
Their name come from the
Greek word "orchis",
means
testicle, there are about
28,000 species and hybrids
are developed every day from
the various nurseries and
labs. They come with an
incredible variety of shapes
and colors and this is the
reason why people like them.
One of
the most beautiful have
physically no color at
all,
this are white orchids,
associated with purity and
innocence. That’s the reason
why white plants are very
popular within wedding
bouquets.
This
flowers
collectively form
a family called Orchidaceae,
which is the biggest family
of plants worldwide. They
grow mainly in the tropical
regions but some species are also are found in
the Alps and other cold regions,
actually there are only
three regions where they
don't grow this is dessert,
Arctic and Antarctic.
They are grown and put at
different places because of
their decorative beauty.
Buying and selling them is a
rather big and
profitable business,
plants traded
are hybrids
originated in South
America, Central
America, tropical
Asia and plants from
greenhouses in
countries such as
Netherlands.
Labs are
crossing hybrids
continuously for
more color
combinations and to
be more resistant.
Hybrid orchids are
common today,
actually any plant on
the market
to buy today
are hybrid
orchids,
most are
better to
handle
than species.
It is not a big problem anymore
to keep blue orchid
flowers since today’s
plants are relatively cheap
and widely available. Means
they are easily to be
replaced by a new plant
from the nursery or the
internet catalogue when
there is a problem.
Although they can
be found almost
everywhere all over
the globe but the
real beautiful
flowers come
from tropical
or subtropical
regions.
Some wild
orchids
grow
there on
trees,
in the
rain
forest,
mangroves
and in
the rock
crannies.
Most are
half-terrestrial
and
epiphytic
orchids.
This plants
can be
divided
into monopodial
and
sympodial
groups.
Monopodial
orchids
like
vanda
and aerides
are
growing
upwards
from a
single
point
and the
flower
appear
atop a
long
stem.
Phalaenopsis, though
this is stem less.
The sympodial group like
Cattleya and Laelia can
growth in several
directions, but with
cattleya, its only one
direction.
This
Phuket nursery is
situated near the
road from Chalong
Circle to Rawai,
they have a
wide collection of
flowers hybrids.
There is retail and
wholesale
sales
from
10am to
6 pm. In
the
garden
or
nursery
you can
find
plants
on sale
for
reasonable
and
affordable
price. A
other
way to
buy
orchid
could be
to have
a look
at the
many
flower
shops
along
many
road at
Phuket
Island.
Blue orchid in
orchid nursery
with
cattleya.
орхидея
ванда.
Yellow plants
White Plants
They
sell
their
orchid
flowers
to Phuket
hotels
and
beach
resorts
as well
as to a
lot of
tourists
who just
come to
the
nursery
every
day to
have a
look,
entrance
fee into
the
garden
is Baht
200,
The
flowers
on sale
are ok
for
indoor
and
outdoor,
if you
want to
take
them
home
after
Thailand
vacations
the
bottom
of the flowers
will be
put
put into a small plastic container, that means its ok for up to about 3 weeks when you take out the
flower, do a small slice off and put it back into the container or elsewhere, with some water.
They don't sell other flower, the selection is huge and every day the whole place about 200 x 150 m is in full bloom, a feast for the eyes. Some flowers are purchased to decorate big Phuket hotels and also delivery to tourist in the hotels is made.
If you ever travel to
Phuket
Island in
southern
Thailand
visit
the
nursery, it’s worth it, this is
a great
garden
with
Thai
orchid.
are the
most
prolific,
thousands
of
varieties
are out
there in
nature
and
thousands
more
being
created
by cross
breeding.
About
600 new
varieties
are
coming
up each
year
either
through
the
discovery
of new
species
or the
creation
of new
hybrids.
The
largest
types are Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis,
Cattleya
and
Vanda.
They can grow
in just
about
any
environment
and the
majority
of
orchids
are
growing
in
tropical
environments.
There
are even
some
orchids
flowers,
which do
not
engage
in the
normal
process
of
photosynthesis
as most
plants
do, but
actually
live
from a
fungus
in the
darkness
of a
cave.
people
who do
some
cooking
from
time to
time had already a close encounter with it, in particular when it comes to sweets and desserts, its vanilla. Vanilla is used in food; others are used in perfumes. However, the wide spectrum of colors even within a single plant family is one of the main reason why people like different types.
Yellow
cattleya
orchid care is quite easy since there are only a few important parameter to grow and take care of orchids. Growing supply means water, a little fertilizer and the right light, temperature and humidity if you get this right you can enjoy beautiful plants blooming several times a year.
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