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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.
If you know what you are doing, you can get a moth orchid to bloom multiple times a year, he says. Here are Kondrat's top tips for helping your orchid thrive so it will keep on blooming for you. 1.
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.
Liparis bracteata, commonly known as the yellow sphinx orchid, [2] is a plant in the orchid family. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with cone-shaped pseudobulbs , each with two linear to lance-shaped leaves and between seven and twelve star-shaped pale green flowers that turn yellow as they age.
Like other coralroot orchids, the plant takes its name from its coral-shaped rhizomes. [4] It has an erect stem about 15 to 50 cm (6 to 20 in) tall that may be red, pink, purple, or yellow-green to almost white. The leaves lack chlorophyll and are reduced to colourless scales that sheath the stem.
Caladenia flava subsp. flava, commonly known as the cowslip orchid, [1] is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a relatively common orchid with a single, hairy leaf and up to three golden-yellow flowers which often have red markings.
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.
Bulbophyllum maxillare, commonly known as the red horntail orchid, [2] is a species of epiphytic orchid with tapered grooved, dark green to yellowish pseudobulbs, each with a single large, thin leaf and a single reddish flower with yellow or white edges. The lateral sepals are much larger than the dorsal sepal which in turn is much larger than ...