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If you're
a beginning orchid grower I'd recommend starting with
a Phalaenopsis. Our second choice for a plant to start
with is a Dendrobium. Both of these orchids generally
bloom for about 3 months once or twice a year!
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A Little More Info.
There are many kinds of orchids you can choose
from to grow. Here's a summary of some
main orchid types:
Phalaenopsis - Care is easy, flower spike blooms for
about 2-3 months, shade preferred.
Dendrobium - Care can be easy to not so easy, flower
spike blooms 2-3 months. Bright light preferred.
Oncidium - Care is easy to intermediate
easy, flower spike blooms 2 months, sunny window preferred.
Cattleya
- Care is intermediate, flowers bloom 2 weeks, sunny window
preferred.
Miltonia
- Care is intermediate, flowers bloom about a month, indirect
sunlight preferred.
Paphiopedilums - Warm ones - care is easy to intermediate,
flowers bloom a couple months, shade preferred. Cool ones -
care is intermediate, flowers bloom 2 months, shade preferred.
Vanda - Care is intermediate to hard, flowers bloom about
2 months, sun preferred.
Important
tip: When
an orchid is done flowering, cut the flower spike about 1"
up from the base and it should rebloom again if taken care of
well.
Our Favorite Books
The two most informative overall Orchid Books that we recommend are Orchid Grower’s Companion: Cultivation, Propagation, and Varieties and Flora's Orchids.
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