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Orchid
plants,
tropical
plants,
orchid
plant
orchids
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orchid plants, tropical plants, orchid plant.
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-Orchid plants
have an
exotic touch but grow all
over the world: from
tropical regions to the
Arctic Circle, in wet and
dry, sunny and shady
locations. Even in high regions of
up to 4000 meters orchid
plants can be found. As
diverse as their origins, so
are the orchid colors and
shapes and also their
lifestyle.
You can put them into
orchid plant pots and
have the roots hang down,
caring for orchid plants is
also quite easy as long as
you keep certain parameter
in mind, this are light,
moisture, temperature and
airflow. This is for indoor
or house plants.
For garden orchid plants
its a little bit
different but not much since
almost all orchids available
today are hybrids from
tropical plants, means
orchid in the garden or
nursery plants are probably
in a tropical climate anyway
or maybe in a greenhouse.
-Where do the plants come
from?
The ancestors of the
orchid plants in the
house come from the moist
and warm rainforests of the
tropics. Most orchids grow
on trees and rocks there,
where they receive more
light than on the forest
ground. Because that way
they won’t get nutrition
from the earth they absorb
what they need for living
trough their dangling roots
from the air, this is called
epiphytic.
Other orchid plants
called terrestrial orchids
grow on loose soil on the
ground. Other orchid species
grow on stones or rocks,
they are called lithophytes.
Orchid plants have
developed several properties
with which they adapt to
their location. Thin leafs
indicate they come from a
rather
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cool and
moist environment with
relatively
low light. A other kind
of orchid has hard leafs,
they grows on bright and dry
location. There
are two
different
orchid
plant
shapes
to store
moisture
and
nutrition.
This are
monopodial
orchids
with
only one
shoot,
thick,
fleshy
leafs
and
particularly
large
and long
roots,
which
serve as
storage,
typical
for this
type of
orchids
are
Phalaenopsis
and
Vanda.
Actually
orchid
planting
is no
big deal
anymore.
Sympodial
orchid
plants
form
many
shoot to
the side
and look
rather
bushy.
They
have
thin
leafs
and
create
round,
oval or
elongated
bulbs
thickenings
of the
shoot to
store
nutrition
for bad
times.
Oncidium
and
dendrobium
orchids
are
examples
for
sympodial
growing.
Despite
the
variety
of
orchid
types
and
colors
are some
characteristics
are the
same for
all
orchids.
The
blossom
is
symmetrical
and
consists
of two
circles
of
blossom
leafs.
For
orchid
germination
the
nature
helps a
little
with a
special
kind of
fungus
the
orchids
live in
symbiosis
with.
In
general,
most pf
the orchid
plants
today
are
hybrids
from the
nursery
and real
beautiful tropical
plant. |
Orchid
Planting |
Tropical
plants
Tropical
plants
Nursery |
you can
use to
assist
you
until
you
become
more
experienced.
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They are great
indoor
plants
if
positioned
correctly.
The
best to
place a
orchid
is in a
well lit
position
since a
high
levels
of
indirect
light is
required.
Avoiding
direct
sunlight
is also
necessary
as too
much
light
can lead
to leaf
scorch.
If
the
leaves
get a
reddish
color
it means too
much
light
and you
should
try and
introduce
some
shade to
bring
the leaf
temperature
down. If
the
leafs
get
brown
colors
or brown
spots,
this
should
put you
on high
alert
since it
tells
there is
a
disaster
looming,
fungus
try to
attack.
For
the
right
plant
care
generally
a warm
position
with
temperatures
of more
than
50°F is
the
best.
Flowers
sold in
nurseries
and garden
centers
are
more
robust
and the
temperatures
usually
range
from
50°F to
60°F.
The
correct
amount
of
watering
required
is hard
to find
out, the
flowers
require
much
less
water
than
most
people
imagine,
so if
you pour
2 times
a week
some
water
over
them it
might be
just
right.
You
could
also put
some
fertilizer
into the
water
and
spray
for the
right
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As usual
water
more in
the
summer
than in
the
winter,
use
rainwater. |
- But in general orchid plants care is not so easy,
orchid care also means how to do it the right way. Orchid plant care is very easy in tropical areas.
Just get the plants from the orchid nursery, if you are in a warm climate hang the orchid outside under the roof or fix it to a tree and that's it.
spray from time water with some fertilizer onto the orchid plant. Very important if the orchid is fixed to a tree, usual a palm tree the flower must somehow be protected from the monsoon downpour. If the orchid flowers are not protected they will die, more.
Orchid plants pictures are gorgeous and care is different with each species and hybrid, phalaenopsis orchids need a little bit a other care as dendrobium and again as a vanda orchid care and so on. Since there is intense crossbreeding with orchid hybrids you will get some information how to care about your orchid flower when you buy the plant, more.
The orchid hybrids you will probably buy from the nursery, a flower shop or per internet, just do exactly what is written in the paper coming with the orchid plants.
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Orchid fixed to a palm tree |
Orchid Nursery |
Pots |
Tropical Plants
Vanda |
Hybrids |
Nursery |
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Pots are
usually
made
from
plastic
with
some
charcoal
and
sometimes
little
earth in
it.
Don't
squeeze
the
orchid
into the
pot. The
orchid
care is
best
when
they
have
enough
room to
breath. |
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When you
buy your
flower
from the
nursery
you have
two
choices,
buying
them as cut
flower
or in
the
pot. To
take
care
cut
flowers
is again
very
easy.
Just put
them in
the vase
and
every 2
days
change
the
water
and cut
away
about 1
millimeter
of the
stem.
with
this
method
of
care the
flower
will be
ok for a
bout 2
weeks.
The
colder
the
climate
in their
environment
is the
longer
the
plant
last.
Here are
also
other
possibilities,
sometime
the
nursery
fix a
small
plastic
container
at
the
bottom
of the
stem,
put some
moistened
material
into it
and this
is a
good
life
support
for
about 3
days. If
you have
them
in a
vase it
needs to
change
water at
least
every
two days
for best
care.
If you
don't
change
the
water in
this
interval
the
whole
starts
to smell
not
good.
Have a
look at
the
photo
here and
maybe
look to
other
websites
to find
out how
to care.
A good
description
for
phalaenopsis
orchid
care is
here.
There is
care for vanda,
cattleya, dendrobium,
mokara
and
plenty
others. |
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