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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. How to Prune Orchids to Keep Them Healthy and Flowering, According to an Expert ...
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.
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.
The sepals and petals all spread widely, drooping and often turning pink as they age. The labellum is also white to pale yellow, 6–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide and has purplish markings and three lobes. The side lobes are pointed and curve upwards and the middle lobe curves downwards.
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.
Flowers: bright yellow pouch with greenish to reddish sepals and petals; up to 10 cm high ⨉ 10 cm wide. Sepals: yellowish green with reddish stripes that turn to dots near pouch, fine hairs on back and edges; dorsal sepal ovate lanceolate, slightly concave, 4 ⨉ 2.2 cm; synsepal ellipitic, slightly concave; slight notch at tip, 3.2 ⨉ 1.4 cm.
However, the first houseplant I was ever able to keep alive for a respectably long time also happened to be one of the most notoriously stubborn: an orchid. It was unexpected and not without a ...
The petals are 10–17 mm long, 3–5 mm wide and spread widely. The labellum is 5–7 mm long and 5–8 mm wide, white or pink with narrow red bars and a yellow tip. The lateral lobes of the labellum are erect and surround the column while the central part has eight to ten short teeth on the sides.