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Find out how to prune orchids of all types, and when to do your pruning to encourage fresh growth and more blooming.
Kondrat recommends watering an orchid every 7 to 10 days when it’s potted in orchid mix. Orchids potted in moss need less frequent watering because the moss retains water longer.
If one orchid has a root fungus or pathogen, it will spread to all the other orchids in the water. It turns out I was doing one thing right: using rainwater for my orchids. Water quality is important.
Cypripedium parviflorum, commonly known as yellow lady's slipper [4] or moccasin flower, [5] is a lady's slipper orchid native to North America. [3] It is widespread, ranging from Alaska south to Arizona and Georgia. [6] It grows in fens, wetlands, shorelines, and damp woodlands. [7]
The flowers come in shades of yellow, red, white and pink. The petals are often ruffled on the edges, as is the lip. The lip is enormous, partially blocking the small petals and sepals. Some Oncidium orchids are very tall: Oncidium altissimum and Oncidium baueri can grow to a height of 5 m. They are known as 'spray orchids' among some florists.
They are pink to purplish, white or yellow, while the fringed, tubular lip is often paler or white, with yellow, red or purple dots and stripes. The flowers of the mountain species start blooming in spring, while the new shoots develop. The flowers of the orchids, growing in warmer climates, bloom in autumn, when the leaves have dropped.
However, I was able to keep my orchid alive for over two years using the ice cube method of watering. It entailed putting two large ice cubes, give or take, once a week into the pot.
Bulbophyllum radicans is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb that has hanging stems 100–400 mm (3.9–16 in) long with roots near the base. The stems are covered with brown papery bracts that partially cover the pseudobulbs that are 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.12 in) wide.