Grow cattleyas and many other kinds of orchids in a window or under artificial light. 63 illustrations.
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123 of 128 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good source for home orchid growing.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Orchids as House Plants (Paperback)
There's a large section here on growing orchids under artificial lights including home-made set ups and commercially available light stands and wardian cases. The book needs a resource listing as to where to purchase the light stands and recommendations on how to build your own. Half of the book lists generalizations of the different orchid families and how to care for them, but even that is only touched upon. The author goes into detail on the description of the flowers and leaves, but not much info on the care. An example of this is "bright light, warm temperatures, and plenty of water and humidity" to describe the care of Ascocentrum orchids. This doesn't tell us how much is needed which I think is important since "warm" can be anywhere from 50-90 degrees.
54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
How to grow orchids,
By Patsy R. Wilson (Cushing, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Orchids as House Plants (Paperback)
After doing research on the internet and libraries, my questions were not answered until I read this book. Wanting instant gratification I went directly to the index which gave me the areas to read that I needed. The book explains how to pot, water and fertilize quickly with less anxiety. It gives pictures of many orchids, their colors, sizes and needs. I recommend this book highly and my next purchase is a deep purple Denrrobium phalaenopsis.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Color on the cover but not inside,
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This review is from: Orchids as House Plants (Paperback)
I bought this book for my mom who recently received a beautiful orchid plant. Anyone who has seen an orchid knows COLOR is one of the important factors in an orchid and to see the pictures in this book illustrated in B/W is a huge disappointment. The price was right but the product wasn't.
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