Use these essential orchid care tips from a lifelong grower to successfully grow orchids as houseplants. With the right conditions including light and temperature, orchids can bloom for months.
A little care for your orchids and African violets during the winter months will ensure healthy plants all year long.
Love orchids but afraid they're too hard to grow? They're not! Find out what you need to know about caring for Phalaenopsis orchids.
So basically, I'm REALLY loving this year's color, Radiant Orchid. A few weeks ago, Nellie Thomas - the artist behind WoolyWire - created new these new color-ways with an Orchid theme. I was immediately captivated... About the same time, Genea Crivello-Knable created these fabulous Space Age earrings using "Space Age Pod Pink" WoolyWire - which has similar orchid tones. The earrings are made with Genea's gorgeous lampwork headpins (btw, she created a tutorial for them that was published in the February 2014 issue of Bead Design Studio). Here is Cassandra Uhl of Zenned Out, modeling them - I love how perfectly they compliment her Orchid Pink hair! Another pair of earrings by Genea, with orchid tones in them: Here are a set of amulets by Jenny Davies-Reazor, based on a lovely palette of orchid and coordinating colors: I did a little more surfing to find palettes and other examples of Radiant Orchid... I hope you enjoyed this brief tour!
Type: Double Orchids with Leaves and Moss Container: Round Silver Metal Container with Feet ORCHID COLORS: White, Fuchsia, Magenta, Violet, Orchid, Light Green & Orange SIZE: 33"H X 21"W X 8.5"D
Orchids can usually live in the same pot for at least a year or two without any problems. But sooner or later, your orchid will outgrow its pot, or its potting mix will start to break down. That's when you'll need to repot it.
African Violets are the perfect plant for you and your house if you love colorful flowers and have pets. In this plant care guide, we're going to look at how yo
This article covers the PPFD (PAR) targets I aim for with my orchids and houseplants (on a 12h daily cycle); please understand these are my…
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Orchids have needs that are unlike any other house plant you’ve had before. These enigmatic flowers have an extremely sensitive root system that needs accurate and precise care. Trimming orchid roots require special care and a delicate hand. The key to trimming orchid roots is to have clean tools, make precise cuts, and care properly […]
These easy-care little wonders provide year-round blooms in a range of colors. Here's how to grow African violets, including tips on watering, feeding, shaping, cleaning and repotting.
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Before re-potting, it is important to know why and when to repot orchids. Knowing the answers will tell you if you really need to, or not
What does a long neck look like on African Violets? An African Violet neck looks like a long and thin tree trunk. It can resemble a small tree. The trunk starts upwards from the base of the soil and ends at the leaves of the plants. Below are three images of an African Violet neck: […]
If you are interested in growing African violets, you will find that there are a number of different varieties that are easy to grow. Most of them prefer to
The key to rebloom orchids is to mimic their native climate. Specifically regarding temperature and light. Here's 20 tips to rebloom orchids.
Step-by-step instructions showing how to repot African violets. This needs to be done once or twice a year to prevent too many leaves from crowding your plant.
'Buckeye Too Tempting' In my last post, I talked about the design portion of the Ohio African violet show. My favorite part of the show, though, is the horticulture portion of the show where all the violets and other gesneriads are displayed and judged. These plants are well grown and beautiful; the best of the best. These are plants grown to perfection by people who know what they are doing and do it very well. 'Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler' Not only are there amazing plants, there are programs given by famous African violet growers and hybridizers. The first four pictures are of Buckeye hybrids. They are hybridized by Pat Hancock, who taught one of the seminars. It was about growing plants from a leaf to a show plant. She talked about the fact that all facets of growing the plant is controlled by the person growing it. The more attention paid to them, the better off the plants will look. The most important part of the plant is the crown and the roots. If you don't have good roots, you won't have a good crown. A new idea I learned from Pat is that when potting a violet, put about 1 1/2 inches of a perlite/vermiculite mix at the bottom of the pot before putting soil on top and potting the violet. Violets roots prefer lots of air in their soil and by putting the vermiculite and perlite at the bottom, it allows more air to get to the roots. Violets have shallow root systems, so this system is a great way to cultivate these plants. I'm going to try it with the plants I bought this last weekend. Pat's philosophy is that starting a plant from a leaf is easier to raise because you are cultivating it in the conditions it will be growing in permanently. Buying a plant means you have to take on a plant that has been growing in the conditions that someone else has. It then has to acclimate itself to your conditions. It really does make sense. Buckeye 'Irresistible' 'Buckeye Seductress' She also reminded us that variegated plants such as the one to the right will have more variegation if grown in cooler conditions. If a variegated plant becomes green, it is growing in conditions that are too warm. 'The Alps' This plant on the left is called 'The Alps' and is a chimera. Chimeras are special violets that can't be propagated by leaves, only by suckers. As you can see, the flowers are striped. These plants are always more costly, because they cannot be propagated from leaves. 'Yukako' The Yukako, also a chimera, is my favorite violet as you can probably ascertain from my blog, facebook, and twitter account. 'Newtown Grape Suzette' The violet above was huge, probably at least 15" or more across. It was beautiful! Optimara 'Evergrace' Optimara 'Evergrace' is one of the many space violets hybridized by Optimara. Seeds were sent into space, originally meant to be there for 11 months. They ended up being in space for 6 years. The experiment was meant to see what would happen to the seeds after being exposed to cosmic radiation and the lack of gravity. The outcome were plants that are large and bloom almost continually. 'Rob's Antique Rose' 'Mac's Misty Meadow' 'Petite Blarney' Not only does the show have fabulous African violets, it also has other amazing gesneriads, such as episcias, columneas, streptocarpus, and achimenes. Espicia 'Country Copper' Steptocarpus 'Raydar's Ruthie' Episcia 'Karlyn' Columnea herthae There are also other classes, such as African violets in unusual or decorative containers. How cute is this little violet in an antique container? There are also dish gardens,..... natural gardens,....... and terrariums, all having African violets incorporated in the design. As you can see, there was lots to see, do, and that doesn't even include the sales room, where you could buy all the fabulous plants you saw in the show. Commercial growers were there, including, Lyndon Lyon, The Violet Barn, Violet Gallery, Cape Cod Violetry, and and Pat Hancock with her Buckeye hybrids. Not to mention that this all took place at Kingwood Center, an exceptional public garden. I'll write more about that in my next post. Next year, make a trip to Mansfield, Ohio for the Ohio African Violet Show and sale. You won't be disappointed. ...... Bring your checkbook!
The soil or potting mix in which an African Violet is planted is very important for the overall survival of the plant. This is because the plant roots spend all of their time within this soil mixture. Healthy soil promotes healthy root growth which in turn will lead to a healthy African Violet plant. Healthy roots also
Learn how to take care of your plant with these awesome african violet plant care tips! Find out how to get it to flower and thrive!
Before re-potting, it is important to know why and when to repot orchids. Knowing the answers will tell you if you really need to, or not
Step-by-step instructions showing how to repot African violets. This needs to be done once or twice a year to prevent too many leaves from crowding your plant.
Roses are red, violets are blue, orchids look like monkeys. ORCHIDS LOOK LIKE MONKEYS.
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By Natasha Botkin To some, the african violet is known to be a fussy plant, and many are nervous to attempt to grow this in their homes. This may cause one to miss out on their special magical q…
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Learn how to propagate new orchids with these three easy methods. Here are some step-by-step guides to propagate new orchids using keiki growth, pseduobulb division, or stem cuttings. Find out how to take care of your newly propagated orchids and when you can expect them to bloom. #Orchid #OrchidCare #Propagation #Keiki #Pseudobulb #IndoorGardening #Houseplant
African violets are a beautiful, compact houseplant that are easy to grow. Charming. Yup, that’s the best way to describe African violets. These popular little houseplants are an excellent choice for novice plant enthusiasts and diehard
Orchids are beautiful flowers that bloom in cycles. Just because the flowers have fallen off doesn't mean that the orchid is dead—it's simply in a dormant phase and will likely flower again. You can encourage blooming by pruning and...
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African Violets are beautiful flowers and make wonderful indoor plants. While they have a reputation for being difficult to grow that really isn’t the case.