Vanilla planifolia Orchid Plant

  • Edible Seed Pod – Vanilla
  • Terrestrial Orchid
  • Vining plant on stake 6 inches tall, not flowering
  • Actively growing in 2.5-inch pot

Product Description
Vanilla a vining, climbing terrestrial Orchid that prefers high humidity, bright indirect light and ample water supplies all year. Keep this orchid warm – above 55 degrees and fertilize once a month. They will grow all y… More >>

Vanilla planifolia Orchid Plant

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How Orchids Should Be Shipped

Orchids are a rather delicate as well as beautiful flower and as such require more attention when being transported than other more hardy plant life. Nurseries that cut corners or rush the packing stage of Orchid care run the risk of delivering you a damaged Orchid.

Gentle handling of Orchids while in transit is crucial to provide you with a health Orchid once it reaches your doorstep. Extreme variations in temperature can also leave you with a less than happy Orchid at your end of the delivery process.

To combat the rough handling of your orchid plant in transit the best Orchid suppliers will properly stake your plant when it has a spike. It is also important that the Orchid be packed with some form of padding whether it is paper, some kind of tissue or cotton wool like material this will help prevent your Orchid from becoming damage in transit.

Insulation around your Orchid when conditions are extreme will assist in keeping the temperature of the air surrounding your Orchid within acceptable limits. If weather is severe, such as when conditions outside are freezing, use of heat packs to keep your Orchid at a reasonable temperature is a good idea.

To ensure that your Orchid is delivered in good conditions it is always worthwhile, when ordered online especially, to contact the provider of your Orchid and simply ask what their packing and shipping procedures are for your Orchid.

By contacting the Orchid supplier before purchasing you will not run the risk of being given a damaged Orchid. It will also be easy to see exactly which Orchid suppliers want to provide you with the best quality Orchids they can and which just want your money.

Just taking a few minutes to contact an Orchid supplier either by email, phone or any other way can save you a whole lot of time in the future when you are provided with a damaged Orchid. Bear this in mind when you purchase your next Orchid and I know you won’t have any problems.

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Cymbidium Orchid Anne’s Balls


Its autumn in our part of the world and it means that beautiful cymbidium orchids starting sending out flower spikes. 

More than other orchid genus, Cymbidiums has been subjected to an intensive selection and breeding which resulted in the production and registration of thousands of hybrids. Valued for their ease of culture and prolific production of large, colourful flowers, these orchids are the basis of cut flower industries in many countries.
My cymbidium in the picture just started flowering and its called “Anne’s Balls and its parentage Bridal Bouquet x Earlisue. It’s an intermediate cymbidium with full shape flowers. The flowering spikes are upright and carry up to eight beautiful white color dark pink spotted labellum flowers. My plant is a few years old and many more spikes developing now which will give me quite a display this season. 
These orchids are easy to grow for a novice as well as experienced gardener even though many volumes are written about their cultivation. They need free draining potting mixtures, they like plenty of water during growing seasons and to be drier prior to production of flower spikes, they happy to be in bright light during autumn and winter and in a bit of shade during warmer months and they like air circulation around them. With the exception of a few australian species, majority of them originating and distributed from mountains of Northern India to China and they are quite happy growing as a cool growers.

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Orchid Care: Plant Structures and Development : Caring for Orchids’ Pseudo bulbs


Pseudo bulbs need special care in order to grow and prosper. Learn more in this free educational video series. Expert: William Hutchinson Bio: Bill has been working with orchids since 1951 but is the first to admit that he is still learning. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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United Industries Corp 10910-1 Orchid Food

  • Feeds all orchids
  • Micronutrients

Product Description
Orchid food for all types of orchids with Nutrigro for more blooms. Water soluble. 8 oz. weatherproof, resealable bag. Analysis: 30 10 10. 8 oz…. More >>

United Industries Corp 10910-1 Orchid Food

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Hadrolaeilia pumila oculata “Imperatriz”

Antonio Angelo Rocha has added a photo to the pool:

Hadrolaeilia pumila oculata "Imperatriz"

Conjunto com 3 flores.

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The Orchid Flower Supplies

Orchids are scenic, ornamental plants that are adult especially for their delightfully aromatic flora. The two majored types of orchids that are broadly mature are called Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium Orchids.

Orchids necessary singular fertilizers and upward mediums to make their satisfied upward impending. Orchid quantity companies or greenhouses can mostly stream these for you and tender caring guidance and tips on how to get the most out of your orchids. Another way to learn more about the art of orchid budding, what the best class of orchid materials are and the nicest types of orchids to grow is to find a good book on the topic.

Different orchids have their own preferences about where they like to be reserved and the moisture, light, air, the enter of fertilizers are used on them and the quantity of water they are givens. Many orchids also have a preference to the temperature they are living in and the pot and potting mixture they are housed in. Your orchid gave professional will be able to explain the preferences of most of the orchids and by taking tone of where an orchid is situated when you buy it, will also tell you about where it likes to be.

Orchids mostly like about 60% dampness. It is doable to buy a damp tray at your narrow orchid quantity gather. If you dont buy a wetness tray, a plate with rocks and water will also help with humidity. This is especially important for orchids that are being adult within.

Orchids disagree in the quantity of light that they fancy. So make solid that you elect a blackhead that is like the spot that the orchid was already being grown in. Orchids that are kept indoors also necessary creative air and a well-ventilated section to grow in. By notch a door or display or even spinning on an internal fan will help decrease the venture of the orchid getting bugs or bacteria.

Orchids entail a singular orchid fertilizer once a week. An orchid supplier will be able to mention a suitable fertilizer to outfit the brand of orchid you are mounting. Orchids also involve a special potting average to help them grow. By using a standard that already has an added dose of fertilizer you will give your orchids a boost. Potting mixtures and growing mediums can be found at your citizen orchid provide stockpile along with the other gear required to grow orchids.

Orchid goods can be prepared online by burden a pursuit on your favorite quest engine or by visiting your confined orchid suppler. Remember to study which letters of orchid will flatter your conditions and what type of fertilizers and potting mediums the orchid will require before trade it. That way you will be well on your way to having a stunning element in your home or greenhouse when your orchids flower.

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Want to find out about phalaenopsis orchids and orchid pots? Get tips from the Care Of Orchids website.

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