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Once the orchid finishes blooming, it isn't dead or dying, he explains. ... help your plant stay healthy and bloom again for years to come with these tips on orchid care after blooming.
Kondrat says you typically need to water an orchid every 7 to 10 days, but he cautions that’s a general rule of thumb and your orchid might need a different watering schedule.
Find out how to prune orchids of all types, and when to do your pruning to encourage fresh growth and more blooming.
Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the black orchid. [51] Lycaste skinneri has a white variety (alba) that is the national flower of Guatemala, commonly known as Monja Blanca (White Nun). Panama's national flower is the Holy Ghost orchid (Peristeria elata), or 'the flor del Espiritu Santo'.
The shapes, colors and fragrances of orchids are the result of their coevolution with pollinators. Pictured is a flower Coryanthes leucocorys, species that has evolved one of the most fascinating mechanisms of attracting pollinators by means of a liquid-filled pouch. Pollinia of an orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis in lateral view Pollinium of ...
Cephalanthera austiniae is a species of orchid known as the phantom orchid and snow orchid [2] because the entire plant is white except for a few yellow markings on the flowers. The orchid is native to the western United States ( California , Oregon , Washington and Idaho ), and to British Columbia , Canada.
You know how it goes. You can't resist a $20 orchid at the store but then can't get it to flower again. It's orchid expert Chuck Acker to the rescue.
Bulbophyllum medusae, commonly known as the Medusa orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid with a creeping rhizome and a single leaf about 100 mm (3.9 in) long emerging from the top of each pseudobulb. The flowers are creamy yellow and arranged in clusters of about fifteen arranged in a circle at the tip of the flowering stem.