Many orchids lend themselves to growing in hanging baskets and these are available in many different shapes, sizes and materials. Orchids will actually grow in any sort of container as long as it has plenty of drainage holes. Wire or plastic baskets, as used in the garden, are good, but they can sometimes be a [...]
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How to Care for Odontoglossum Orchids
The Odontoglossum Alliance is a huge group of orchids, at the centre of which is the genus Odontoglossum. These plants will readily interbreed with many other closely related genera, producing some of the most complex hybrids in the orchid kingdom. Sometimes up to seven or eight different genera have been involved in producing a hybrid [...]
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The genus Lycaste has always been popular with amateur growers. These Orchids are easy to grow, flower freely and have large decorative blooms. They are found mainly in the Andes of South America, with numerous representatives as far north as Guatemala and tropical Mexico. The plants grow either as terrestrial orchids or as epiphytes, depending [...]
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