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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.
Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, [2] [3] [4] is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species . [ 1 ]
The orchid family is one of the largest flowering plant families in the world. Orchids can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Beautiful and fascinating, Orchids can grow almost ...
Angraecum sesquipedale / ˌ s ɛ s k w ɪ p ɪ ˈ d eɪ l iː /, also known as Darwin's orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and king of the angraecums, is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Angraecum endemic to Madagascar. The orchid was first discovered by the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1798, but was ...
Dendrobium bigibbum, commonly known as the Cooktown orchid or mauve butterfly orchid, [3] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cylindrical pseudobulbs , each with between three and five green or purplish leaves and arching flowering stems with up to twenty, usually lilac-purple flowers.
It produces flowering stalks only 5 mm (0.2 in) long, which bear an inflorescence comprising a single flower. The flowers are around 2 cm (0.8 in) long, with "yellowish green" sepals , with a red tint near the base; the lip is dark red, while the column is "yellow tinged red"; the petal appendages are greyish.
The flowers come from an axillary cluster that will have 12–20 buds. [7] The flowers are greenish-yellow, with a diameter of 5 cm (2 in) and only have a slight scent. [ 5 ] The flowers require pollination to set fruit, but open in the morning and usually fade in rising temperatures of the same afternoon. [ 7 ]
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