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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.
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.
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.
Black rot on orchids is caused by Pythium and Phytophthora species. [1] Black rot targets a variety of orchids but Cattleya orchids are especially susceptible. [1] Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora cactorum are known to cause black rot in orchids. [1] Pythium ultimum is a pathogen that causes damping-off and root rot on plants. [2]
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]
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.
Learn about 10 orchid flower colors, including blue, red, brown, and black, the types of orchids that produce them, and what they mean.
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.