How To Care For Your Orchids – Fantastic Color For Indoor Decor

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Paphiopedilum – Are easily suited for home growing, requiring only bright light and your normal home temperatures. It loves bright indirect sunlight. Also called a slipper orchid and blooms are long lasting up to 10 weeks of bloom.

Temperatures – Most mature orchids need about 15 to 20f temperatures between night and day.

Water – Never let plants dry out.

Fertilizer – Must be fertilized on a regular basis, but requires less fertilizing than most orchids. Use a good 10-10-10 balanced ratio

Potting – Should be done about every one to two years.

Oncidium – Oncidiums are from sea level to the tropics.

Temperatures – should be 55-60f at night and 80 85 during day.

Water – Generally plants with large fleshy roots needs less water. Watering should be thorough. Plants not active should be watered less. Do not leave in standing water.

Fertilizer – Apply a good 30-10-10 balanced fertilizer twice a month.

Potting – Re-pot when plant is about half mature. Keep Humidity high and new pot should be medium dry until new roots form.

Dendrobium– Are very common at retail stores. Also called an air plant. Very leafy appearance. They love the early morning sun.

Temperatures – Mature plants like 15 to 20f difference between night and day. Leaves may drop if temperatures drop below 50f.

Water – They like moist soil but can tolerate dryness when plant is matured.

Fertilizer – They like to be fertilized often especially during growing period. Use a good 10-10-10 balanced ratio.

Potting – Repot every 2-3 years, give good aeration and drainage. They tend to like small pots for their size.

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The Phalaenopsis – This is a favorite among orchid care enthusiasts. Long-lasting blooms with many colors and are really inexpensive. These blooms are moth like in appearance.

Temperatures – Should be about 55-60f at night and 80 85 daytime. Seedlings need about 10 degrees higher than mature plants.

Water – Do not let plants dry out. Younger plants needs more watering and attention.

Fertilizer – Should be fertilized on a regular basis. A good 10-10-10 fertilizer or anything close ratio. Fertilize every week at one quarter to one half of recommended dilution.

Potting – Should be done every 2-3 years. Better if done during late spring.

Remember always use a good orchid care fertilizer and soil for all orchids. Typically the above orchids are what most nurseries have, but there are over 28,000 varieties.

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