Photograph by Mimi Giboin.Īlso known as a moth orchids, Phalaenopsis is a a beginner’s best friend because they will grow in low light and do not require extreme humidity. For more details, see Best Houseplants: 9 Indoor Plants for Low Light. Above: A Phalaenopsis orchid will grow in low light. The easiest orchid to grow is a Phalaenopsis. Let’s reveal a few of the flowers’ secrets-here are 10 things nobody tells you about orchids. Orchids can be fussy-or at least mysterious-in their demands. These days, the once-expensive exotic epiphytes have become common, thanks to tissue-cloning techniques that makes mass production possible.īut although you can buy an orchid for under $20 at nearly any neighborhood supermarket, this does not mean you will know how to keep the plant alive at home. This has been true for centuries, and in the 18oos Europeans’ obsession with the tropical hothouse flowers reached such a fever pitch that it was dubbed Orchidelirium. “Orchids seem to drive people crazy,” the author Susan Orlean wrote in The Orchid Thief. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. 10 Things Nobody Tells You About Orchids - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.
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