Orchid Gardening

Linda Fortner
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Wilting Flowers

If you have flowers that start to open and do not finish or if you have mushy growth it may not be the local smog.

Japanese Wind Orchid (Neofinetia falcata)

Japanese Wind Orchid (Neofinetia falcata) is a fun orchid to grow with dainty little flowers and beautiful fragrance.
Try a touch of the Orient.

A Nobile Winter Orchid

Orchids that like winter weather? unheard of? Just in time for Christmas the Orchid Garden presents the Nobile Dendrobiums!

SLUGS AND SNAILS

Is something eating your your new orchid flowers? Could be
snails or slugs. This article will tell you some tips on how to get rid of these critters.

Zygopetalum

One of our visitors to the Orchid Garden, Beckie Flansburgh, wrote and asked if I could find a Zygopetalum orchid living in the Garden. Stop by and see what I found for her.

Equitant Oncidiums or Tolumnia

Equitant/Tolumnia orchids has flowers that look like little ladies with the big full skirts just like the Oncidiums only these little jewels are perfect for tiny places.

BOTTLE BABIES

Now that you have grown your seeds here is how to take care of the seedlings. Or if you have flasks and the seedlings are ready to be removed, this article will help you on your way to growing beautiful orchids.

How to Grow Your Own Orchids from Seed

Growing Orchids from seed is not for every one. Most flowers you can sow your seed and in a short time have flowers..NOT ORCHIDS.. your short time can be years!

How to Do Orchid Stem Propagation at Home

Step by step directions on how to make stem propagations
of your favorite orchids.

Bargain Orchids? Beware!

When is a bargain really a bargain? When it comes to orchids, you have to be very careful, or your bargain could turn out to be a very short-lived experience.

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