Orchid Care Tips Blog

These are our top 5 favorite orchid books. In our experience is very useful to get a number of orchid books from beginning to expert, to help understand how to buy, identify, understand, and care for these wonderful plants. Some orchids are easier to care for than others. It is always the best to get an orchid that will grow in your conditions, or an orchid that you can change your conditions to fit. Enjoy this list!

1. This book about understanding orchids is the best book in our list. It is very thorough for the beginner through advanced orchid grower.

2. We were very surprised that this dummies book about orchids is actually very good one. It has good detailed information for the beginner through intermediate orchid grower.

3. This illustrated Encyclopedia of orchids is a great reference book or any orchid grower. It offers great information and photography.

4. This new Encyclopedia of Orchids has spectacular information or your orchid reference! A great book.

5. Taylor’s Guide to Orchids is the fifth in our list of favorites, but still one we like very much. This is a very thorough orchid book.

Growing great Phalaenopsis Orchid plants can be made easy with these useful tips. Phalaenopsis Orchids are normally found in rainforests, on trees and on rocks. They do not grow at the very top of the rainforest canopy. This means they are not used to direct sun on their leaves. They are used to shady conditions.

At home, a Phalaenopsis Orchid needs to go behind a curtain or on a table not near a bright window. They like to have moisture around the leaves with a humidity tray. Here is an example of a humidity tray. This creates an environment like in a rainforest. Phalaenopsis Orchids should be watered only as the pot gets lighter in weight upon being lifted. They like to be potted in medium bark. Phalaenopsis Orchids should be fertilized with a weak solution of fertilizer every couple weeks. Here is an example of a good fertilizer.

This Phalaenopsis collection is a good one to start with, as not only does it have a variety of standard and novelty Phalaenopsis plants, but they are blooming size and at a good price. If you have any questions, just post comments to this blog entry.