In temperate regions of the world, orchids that are normally grown indoors or under glass can be placed outside for the summer growing season. A carefully chosen position will provide your plants with conditions that are nearer to those of their natural habitat.
Orchids that benefit most are lightloving, cool-growing types such as cymbidiums, odontoglossums, coelogynes, encvclias and dendrobiums, all of which have fairly robust foliage that may become a little spotted or marked throughout the course of several months but will not come to any harm. Those orchids with softer, wideleafed foliage, such as lycastes, anguloas and the deciduous calanthes, would very soon become notably spoiled by blemishes as a result of the effects of the weather.
Place pebbles or expanded clay pellets in the base to create your own individual tank effect. You now have a miniature orchid garden to house those tiny plants that would otherwise dry out too rapidly. Place this in a bright spot, but not too close to a window where it may overheat. It is a good idea to place a minimum/maximum thermometer inside the aquarium to assess the temperature range you have created.
To make the most of your blooms, stand a plant where it will create the greatest impact, but remember that you will need to water the plant in the usual way.
If you do not stand the plant on a damp base, you will need to remove it for watering and replace it after the pot has drained. The flowers of some orchids can also be highly scented, which adds immeasurably to their overall appeal.
Alternatively, you can build your own indoor growing case as large as conveniently possible and with the inclusion of electric lighting. This will provide a permanent home for those plants that do not need bright light. These include the phalaenopsis and paphiopedilums.
It blooms during the autumn and is highly fragrant at night. Well-chosen colour combinations can create beautiful effects, as is shown by this display of pale pink Phalaenopsis schilleriana and the deep pink P. Mad Milva. Orchids can be displayed in most rooms in the house.
Orchids that have outgrown their pots are also at risk of being top-heavy and are easily knocked over and damaged. These same orchids are also extremely difficult to keep watered, and once they have become dry it is almost impossible to get water down to the roots without a long soak in a bucket of water. Other orchids better left where they are include those that are producing their flowers during the summer period. Developing buds and flowers are the first to suffer from dampness, rain and wind. It also becomes difficult to keep the buds free of aphids and attacks from slugs. Newly repotted orchids should not be taken outside until they haw started to make their new root systems.
Orchids that benefit most are lightloving, cool-growing types such as cymbidiums, odontoglossums, coelogynes, encvclias and dendrobiums, all of which have fairly robust foliage that may become a little spotted or marked throughout the course of several months but will not come to any harm. Those orchids with softer, wideleafed foliage, such as lycastes, anguloas and the deciduous calanthes, would very soon become notably spoiled by blemishes as a result of the effects of the weather.
Place pebbles or expanded clay pellets in the base to create your own individual tank effect. You now have a miniature orchid garden to house those tiny plants that would otherwise dry out too rapidly. Place this in a bright spot, but not too close to a window where it may overheat. It is a good idea to place a minimum/maximum thermometer inside the aquarium to assess the temperature range you have created.
To make the most of your blooms, stand a plant where it will create the greatest impact, but remember that you will need to water the plant in the usual way.
If you do not stand the plant on a damp base, you will need to remove it for watering and replace it after the pot has drained. The flowers of some orchids can also be highly scented, which adds immeasurably to their overall appeal.
Alternatively, you can build your own indoor growing case as large as conveniently possible and with the inclusion of electric lighting. This will provide a permanent home for those plants that do not need bright light. These include the phalaenopsis and paphiopedilums.
It blooms during the autumn and is highly fragrant at night. Well-chosen colour combinations can create beautiful effects, as is shown by this display of pale pink Phalaenopsis schilleriana and the deep pink P. Mad Milva. Orchids can be displayed in most rooms in the house.
Orchids that have outgrown their pots are also at risk of being top-heavy and are easily knocked over and damaged. These same orchids are also extremely difficult to keep watered, and once they have become dry it is almost impossible to get water down to the roots without a long soak in a bucket of water. Other orchids better left where they are include those that are producing their flowers during the summer period. Developing buds and flowers are the first to suffer from dampness, rain and wind. It also becomes difficult to keep the buds free of aphids and attacks from slugs. Newly repotted orchids should not be taken outside until they haw started to make their new root systems.
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Garden Orchids suitable for growing in a small growing case are Coelogyne corymbosa, Cirrhopetalum guttulatum, Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, Encyclia polybulbon, and Ludisia discolor.
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