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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.
Find out how to prune orchids of all types, and when to do your pruning to encourage fresh growth and more blooming.
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.
Epipactis atrorubens, the dark-red helleborine [2] or royal helleborine, is an herbaceous plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As with many other species of orchids, the species is legally protected in some countries. Plantlife designated the dark-red helleborine as the county flower for Banffshire, Scotland.
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 ...
The diagnostic characteristic of E. radicans is its tendency to sprout roots all along the length of the stem; other crucifix orchids only produce roots near the base. [3] It is a frequent roadside weed at middle elevations in Central America. Its common name 'crucifix orchid' refers to the tiny cross-shaped labellum in the centre of the flower ...
Turn the pot daily so it doesn't lean toward the light and become top-heavy. Save the bulb for next year, though, like poinsettias, it takes some effort to get it to rebloom. Keep amaryllis away ...
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.