Easy-To-Grow Little Orchid
My appetite had been piqued! The cattleya plant I bought for five dollars the year before had given me two handsome orchids with a minimum of care while sitting on
Orchids
Orchids are epiphytic as well as terrestrial herbs, from both tropical and temperate parts of the world, with exceedingly showy, irregular flowers.
Orchid Hunting In Maine
Orchid hunting is usually synonymous with steaming jungles, not a Maine forest. But like their tropical cousins, some of our own native orchids have to be hunted down in their
Dainty Dancing Oncidium Lady Orchids
Among the cultivated orchids the dancing ladies or dancing dolls are probably the daintiest and loveliest. Belonging to the genus Oncidium, they have long, graceful sprays of bright golden yellow
Growing Cypripedium A Happy House Guest
So you can’t grow orchids without a greenhouse? Well, here’s the news for you. Some orchids are happy to house guests. Cypripedium maudiae magnificum makes an excellent starter plant, and
Will Our Native Lady Slippers Grow In The Garden?
Whether you call them lady-slippers, fairy-slippers, or moccasin flowers, these choice woodland orchids are appealing. Their common names are derived from the pouch-like lip of the flowers, which are held
How To Garden In The Basement With Fluorescent Lights
It is a fact that several plants will bloom with no light except that ordinary fluorescent lights. I tried the experiment last winter despite much advice against it. Everyone I
Can You Grow Orchids In An Apartment? Insanity Some Say
When we tell our friends that we grow orchids, they look at us with pity, as if to say, “It’s only temporary insanity – they’ll get over it.” We are
Roy Grew Orchids From Seed To Flower
Roy Fields was a specialist in orchid seedlings. A native Floridian, he makes his home in the village of Miami Shores, where he grows orchids on a plot that is
The Excitement Of Growing Orchids At Home
We do not recommend an accident as the first step towards orchid-raising. But Major William E. Scudamore of New York City is thankful today that a speeding taxi winged him and
Orchid Culture for Beginners
There is more interest today in orchid growing than at any time in the past, and each year more and more amateur growers are induced to take up their culture.