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.

Is it easy to choose great Orchids? No. When choosing Orchids to buy, here are some very helpful tips:

1. Look for any unhealthy buds
2. Look for yellowing leaves
3. Ensure roots are silver, green, or yellow and not dried out
4. Ensure the store you’re buying from has a return policy
5. Buy an Orchid starting to bloom, not ending