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This guide with expert tips on how to repot an orchid and how to transplant an orchid into the right container will help your plant grow and thrive for years.
However, I was able to keep my orchid alive for over two years using the ice cube method of watering. It entailed putting two large ice cubes, give or take, once a week into the pot.
Black rot on orchids is caused by Pythium and Phytophthora species. [1] Black rot targets a variety of orchids but Cattleya orchids are especially susceptible. [1] Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora cactorum are known to cause black rot in orchids. [1] Pythium ultimum is a pathogen that causes damping-off and root rot on plants. [2]
The diagnostic characteristic of E. radicans is its tendency to sprout roots all along the length of the stem; other crucifix orchids only produce roots near the base. [3] It is a frequent roadside weed at middle elevations in Central America. Its common name 'crucifix orchid' refers to the tiny cross-shaped labellum in the centre of the flower ...
Dactylorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids. [2] Dactylorhiza were previously classified under Orchis, which has two round tubers. [3]
Dendrobium linguiforme is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with prostrate stems that produce wiry roots along almost their whole length. The roots are 1–4 cm (0.4–2 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in diameter. There is a single leaf at the end of each branch of the stem.
Grammatophyllum speciosum, also called giant orchid, tiger orchid, sugar cane orchid or queen of the orchids, is a species of orchid native to Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and Malaysia. It has also been recorded in the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Pseudovanilla foliata, commonly known as the great climbing orchid, is a plant in the orchid family native to Queensland, New South Wales, and New Guinea. [1] It is a terrestrial orchid with a vining vegetative habit, climbing by means of adventitious roots produced at nodes.