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Repotting an orchid is perhaps the most delicate part of orchid care. Let this article tell you everything you need to know to ensure you are repotting your orchid safely.

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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2008-05-09, 06:33:46

Orchids are at their most beautiful when they are in bloom, but this poses other issues. Namely, how do you care for an orchid after its bloomed and how do you make sure it blooms again. This article will explain everything you need to know.

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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2008-05-09, 06:33:28

Water is the life blood of any plant, and its no different for orchids. This article gives you a good run down of how to water your orchid correctly.

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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2008-05-09, 05:30:33

Growing plants by hydroponics means growing them without conventional soil. Instead of soil the system uses other nutrients, usually a water mixture poured over other aggregates which contain the minerals necessary for the plant, in this case our orchid, to thrive. There are some real benefits to growing orchids hydroponically and some of these are" You don't need to worry about watering them You can grow your orchids free from disease They require much less maintenance Much more vibrant growth.

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Posted by admin to Uncategorized on 2008-05-09, 05:07:00

This lovely woodlander, a member of the woodland lilies, is in the genus disporum; it goes by Disporum uniflorum, but also D. flavens and D. flavum... take your pick. I have enough trouble remembering that disporum is fairy bells and uvularia is merry bells. Whatever the label reads, this plant is quite striking when it grows into a large clump, its crisp foliage opening to reveal large creamy yellow hanging bellflowers. Unfortunately the flowers don't last long, soon shattering into hundreds of little yellow shards covering the ground under the plants. It is in such a hurry to bloom in the spring that the two foot tall stalks just shoot out of the ground, and the flowers emerge before the foliage is fully open; when I first grew this plant I thought it had been nipped by a late frost, but it's just from the foliage not being completely unfolded when it starts blooming. Disporum uniflorum is native to China and Korea, and quite hardy except that it is very susceptible to damage from heavy freezes when its foliage is fully open. Although its flowers don't last long, the foliage is very lovely by itself, being very crisp, shiny green. It looks great next to a creamy hosta like 'June'.

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