Orchids have a difficult reputation, but as long as you maintain air flow and allow the roots to breathe, your indoor orchids ...

Trim them when you repot them. After you pull the plant out of its old pot, examine the plant and its roots. Trim off dead ...

Q: I purchased a Phalaenopsis orchid that bloomed beautifully this year. What do I need to do to have it bloom again next year? I know it can be difficult to get orchids to rebloom. -- Mary S., ...

Phalaenopsis orchids will typically bloom about once a year, for up to three months. After a blooming cycle, the flowers will wilt and fall off. When this happens, don’t worry, the orchid is not dead, ...

I was in a nursery recently and wandered into the greenhouse where they had tropical plants generally grown indoors. There were all the typical foliage plants, such as dracaena, dieffenbachia, pothos ...

Phalaenopsis orchids, otherwise known as moth orchids, are often called beginner orchids due to their easygoing nature. These houseplants will typically bloom about once a year, for up to three months ...

As a young gardener, I understood orchids to be difficult, finicky and beyond my horticultural skills. Then three plants changed all of that. First was a pass-along yellow cattleya orchid and then a ...

Anyone can grow orchids — that's the laid-back message from Larry Hennessey, avid orchidist and vice president of the New Orleans Orchid Society. "Growing orchids is just a balancing act," said ...

Phalaenopsis orchids are among the most valuable potted flowering crops commercially produced throughout the world because of their long flower life and ease of crop scheduling to meet specific market ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Floral scent is an important factor in attracting pollinators and repelling florivores. In Phalaenopsis bellina (Orchidaceae), the major ...