Orchids For Dummies Book

Title:    Orchids For Dummies

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Wiley

Wiley

Item Number: 9780764567599

Publication Date: February 2005

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Product Description: Orchids For Dummies

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Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross

Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

	Introduction	1
	About This Book	1
	Conventions Used in This Book	2
	Foolish Assumptions	2
	How This Book Is Organized	3
	Icons Used in This Book	5
	Where to Go from Here	5
Part I	Welcoming Orchids into Your Life	7
Chapter 1	Getting the Lowdown on Orchids	9
	Understanding What Makes an Orchid an Orchid	9
	Knowing Where Orchids Come From	11
	Seeing Why You Should Grow Orchids	12
	Deciding Which Orchids to Bring into Your Home	13
	Getting to Know Your Orchids by Name	14
	Species orchid names	15
	Hybrid orchid names	16
	Growing Orchids Easy As One, Two, Three	17
	January	18
	February	18
	March	19
	April	19
	May	20
	June, July, and August	20
	September	21
	October	21
	November and December	22
Chapter 2	Choosing the Right Orchid for You	23
	Figuring Out Where to Shop	23
	Specialist orchid growers or suppliers	23
	Your local garden center	24
	Orchid shows	24
	Online orchid suppliers	24
	Home centers and discount stores	25
	Considering Your Environment	25
	Taking temperature readings	26
	Measuring your light intensity	27
	Other questions to ask yourself	30
	Knowing What to Look for in an Orchid	30
	Choosing a healthy plant	30
	Deciding between a blooming plant and a young plant	31
	Choosing seed-grown orchids or orchid clones	32
	Caring for Your New Orchid	32
Chapter 3	Having the Right Tools on Hand	33
	Cutting and Pruning Tools	33
	Pruners	33
	Knives and blades	34
	Potting Tools and Supplies	35
	Potting tools	35
	Potting supplies	36
	Watering Accessories	39
	Water breakers	39
	Water-flow regulators	40
	Hoses	41
	Watering cans	41
	Sprayers and misters	41
	Fertilizer injectors	42
	Deionization and reverse osmosis units	43
	Humidifiers, Heaters, and Ventilation Equipment	44
	Humidifiers	44
	Ventilation	45
	Heating	46
	Thermometers and hygrometers	46
Chapter 4	How I Love Thy Orchid: Enjoying the Orchid's Beauty	47
	Caring for Orchids in Their New Home	47
	If the plant is in bloom	48
	If the plant is not in bloom	48
	Staking and Grooming Your Blooming Orchids	49
	Figuring out how to stake	49
	Helping your orchids look their best	51
	Displaying orchid plants in your home	52
	Arranging orchid flowers	53
Part II	The Basics of Orchid Parenthood	57
Chapter 5	Providing the Right Growing Environment	59
	Let There Be Light!	59
	The ins and outs of light	60
	Listening to your orchids	62
	No natural light? No problem!	65
	Humidity: Orchids' Favorite Condition	68
	Fresh Air, Please!	71
	Ceiling fans	71
	Oscillating fans	71
	Muffin fans	72
	Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold: Orchid Temperature Requirements	72
	Too-low temperatures	73
	Too-high temperatures	73
	Giving Your Orchids a Summer Vacation	73
	A shade house	74
	A portable greenhouse	75
	Some orchids enjoy hanging out	76
Chapter 6	Watering and Fertilizing Orchids	77
	Water Water Everywhere: Understanding the Art of Watering Orchids	77
	The type of pot	78
	The type of potting material	78
	The age of the potting material	78
	Whether the orchid is pot-bound	79
	The growing environment	79
	The temperature	79
	The amount of ventilation	79
	Whether the orchids are growing or dormant	79
	The type of orchid	80
	Proven Watering Techniques	80
	Over- or Underwatering: Roots Tell the Story	82
	Figuring out whether watering is the problem	82
	Mission: Orchid rescue and resuscitation	83
	Fertilizers: Not Magic Potions	85
	What to look for in orchid fertilizers	86
	Types of fertilizers and how to use them	88
Chapter 7	The ABCs of Potting Materials, Containers, and Repotting	91
	Choosing Potting Materials	91
	Knowing your potting material options	92
	Figuring out which potting materials are best	93
	Psst! Getting your hands on some not-so-secret recipes	94
	If mixing your own is not your thing	95
	Getting your potting material ready to use	95
	Giving Your Orchids a Home: Potting Containers	96
	Repotting Orchids without Fear	97
	Knowing when you should repot	99
	Orchid potting - step by step	100
Chapter 8	Two, Four, Six, Eight, Let Your Orchids Propagate: Multiplying Your Orchids	103
	Dividing Your Orchids	103
	Giving Babies a New Home	105
	Producing New Plants from Cuttings	107
	Growing Orchids from Back Bulbs	108
Chapter 9	Keeping Your Orchids Pest- and Disease-Free	111
	Preventing Problems Before They Start	112
	Besting the Bugs	113
	Identifying common orchid pests	113
	Finding safe pest-control measures	117
	Is There a Fungus Among Us?	120
Part III	The Best Orchids for Rookies	123
Chapter 10	Moth Orchids and Their Relatives: The Best Choice for Beginners	125
	Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Beauty of Moth Orchids	126
	Leaves	126
	Flower shapes	127
	Flower colors	127
	Scents	131
	Size	134
	Answering the call of the wild	136
	Oh, Give Me a Home ...: Cultural Requirements	138
	Relatives of Moth Orchids	138
	Africa's gift to orchid lovers: The Angraecoids	139
	Vandas and some of their close cousins	142
Chapter 11	The Quintessential Orchids: Cattleyas and Their Relatives	147
	From the Jungles to Your Home	148
	Some selected cattleya species	149
	Some selected laelia species	151
	Other cattleya relatives	152
	The Queens of the Ball: Cattleya Hybrids	157
	Pristine whites	158
	Purples, pinks, lavenders, and blues	158
	Hot reds and oranges	159
	Sunny yellows	160
	Cool greens	161
	Bring out the clowns: Splash petals and flares	162
	Fashionable art shades	163
	Minicatts	164
	The key players	164
	Some of their prized children	166
Chapter 12	Slipper Orchids	169
	Slipping into a Lady's Slipper	170
	Seeing what lady's slippers have to offer	170
	Giving your lady's slipper a good home	171
	Getting lady's slippers to bloom	171
	Straight from Nature: Bumps, Warts, Hairs, and All	171
	Paphiopedilum bellatulum	172
	Paphiopedilum callosum	172
	Paphiopedilum delenatii	173
	Paphiopedilum dianthum	173
	Paphiopedilum fairrieanum	173
	Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum	176
	Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum	177
	Paphiopedilum spicerianum	177
	Paphiopedilum sukhakulii	177
	Paphiopedilum venustum	178
	One Step Removed from Nature: Primary Hybrids	179
	Some superior primary hybrids	180
	Marvelous Maudiaes	183
	Huge and round: Modern hybrid lady's slippers	186
	A different kind of slipper orchid	187
Chapter 13	Dancing Ladies: Oncidiums and Their Relatives	191
	Taking a Closer Look at the Ladies	191
	Oncidiums from the wild	191
	Hybrid oncidiums	194
	Miniature oncidiums or tolumnia	195
	Pansy Orchids: Miltonias and Miltoniopsis	197
	Miltonias	198
	Miltoniopsis	199
	Other Members of the Club: The Oncidium Alliance	202
	Orchid spiders: Brassias	202
	Butterfly orchids: Psychopsis	202
	Sigmatostalix	204
	Trichopilia	204
	Mixing It Up	205
Chapter 14	Significant Others	213
	A Huge and Interesting Lot: Dendrobiums	213
	The most popular dendrobiums	213
	Some other Dendrobiums worth considering	217
	Weird and Wonderful Relatives: Bulbophyllum	219
	Orchid Miscellanea: All the Rest	222
	Catasetum	222
	Cochleanthes	222
	Coelogyne	224
	Cymbidiums	224
	Lycaste	226
	Zygopetalum	226
Part IV	The Part of Tens	227
Chapter 15	The Ten (or So) Easiest Orchids to Grow	229
	Twinkle Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis Twinkle)	229
	Lady of the Night (Brassavola nodosa)	230
	Maudiae Lady's Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum Maudiae)	230
	Cockleshell Orchid (Epidendrum cochleatum)	230
	Sharry Baby Oncidium (Oncidium 'Sharry Baby')	231
	Bird-Beak Orchid (Oncidium ornithorhynchum)	231
	Mari's Song (Laeliocattleya 'Mari's Song')	232
	Fan-Shape Orchid (Cochleanthes amazonica)	232
	Pansy Orchid (Miltoniopsis santanei)	232
Chapter 16	The Ten Most Common Ways Orchids Are Killed	233
	Overwatering	233
	Underwatering	233
	Too Much Light or Heat	234
	Leaving Orchid Foliage Wet Overnight	234
	Too Much Fertilizer	235
	Improper Use of Pesticides	235
	Insects	235
	Purchase of Sick Plants	235
	Poor Water Quality	236
	Inadequate Ventilation	236
Chapter 17	The Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Orchids	237
	Are Orchids Difficult to Grow?	237
	Why Should I Grow Orchids?	237
	Do I Need a Greenhouse to Grow Orchids?	238
	Are Orchids Expensive?	238
	How Long and How Often Will Orchids Bloom?	238
	What Makes an Orchid an Orchid?	239
	Are Orchids Fragrant?	239
	Where Can I See the Best Collections of Orchids?	239
	Are Any Orchids Hardy?	240
	Are Orchids Parasites?	241
Chapter 18	The Ten Most Common Reasons Why Orchids Don't Bloom	243
	Not Enough Difference between Day and Night Temperatures	243
	Too Moist during the Winter	244
	Too Little Light	244
	Excessively High or Low Temperatures	244
	Not Using a Fertilizer or Using One with Too Much Nitrogen	245
	Immature Plants	245
	Too Low Humidity	245
	Disease, Insects, or Mice	245
	Not Enough Water	246
	Recently Transplanted and Divided	246

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