Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The Different Types Of Cattleya Orchids

By Jennifer Thomas


Most people think it is impossible to grow orchids indoors. Well, this is not as true as most individuals have come to believe. This is because as much as not all species of the plant can thrive in indoor conditions, there are actually some that can do well in the optimal indoor environmental conditions. To grow them indoors, what you need to have is the right species of orchid and recreate the kind of conditions it would thrive in a natural habitat. For the newbies to cattleya orchids, planting the moth orchid is maybe the simplest in indoor conditions successfully.

While it is true that some flowers can be fussy and difficult to grow successfully, Phal Flowers are easy for even the beginning indoor gardener to handle. These flowers can grow quite large and can be two feet in both height and breadth. The flower sprays produced to make a spectacular display that can last for months as long as the flowers remain unfertilized and undamaged. This kind of orchid has no pseudobulb.

There are only two basic 'types' of orchid, terrestrial and epiphytes. Terrestrial flowers grow in the ground while epiphytes grow on trees. Both are popular and are chosen less by types and more by how easy they are to grow, their availability or their cost. Rare flowers can fetch enormous sums for the obsessed collector.

They should not be kept sitting in water, however, and you should take care to keep water off the leaves as this can cause them to rot. Many experienced growers repot their Moth Flowers every year, right at the beginning of the growth cycle at the end of winter, rather than waiting until the orchid is potbound.

The Lady Slipper- The Lady Slipper orchid has unique and interesting shaped flowers making them wonderful potted plants for the home. They are great to give as gifts and, as with the Cymbidium, can last a very long time with proper care.

Flowers like a humid atmosphere, so the bathroom is a very good location for it to grow. This location is chosen because the mist is absorbed from the shower in the bathroom. The only concerns that you might encounter using this location is the lack of adequate lighting, and the bathroom tend to lose heat quickly when compared to the other areas of the home.

Vanilla Orchid- There are several orchids that produce fruit and seeds. The Vanilla Orchid, as the name would describe, exudes a distinctive vanilla scent and grows on long, bright green vines. Their beautiful flowers grow clusters of around ten to fifteen buds. They bloom in season and offer both a lovely flower with a rich scent adding both a touch of natural beauty and aroma to room making them a popular (if not a slightly expensive choice) for homes and hotels alike.

Moth Orchids come in a range of colors from white through pink and purple. Some of them have white accented with another color, and some, particularly the peach colored Phals, are spotted. White Moth Orchids can either be pure white, or come with dashes and splashes of pink or fuschia. It would be hard to find an easier and more beautiful orchid to grow.




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