Orchids are grown for the astonishing beauty and variety of their flowers. The most beautiful are the gorgeous South American cattleyas, rosy-purple and mauve blooms; these are the aristocrats of the orchid world. Others have an altogether different appeal; these are the strangely weird, sometimes evil-smelling species, which are found among the bulbophyllums in particular.
Orchids can charm and tantalize, fascinate and frustrate. They provide endless satisfaction and they are lifelong plants. Daily spraying, weekly watering and feeding, and constant attention to growing requirements, such as light, warmth and your orchid's general comfort, is a rewarding process.
Types of Orchid
There are a number of different types of orchid which are classified according to the way they live and survive ,whether they are supported by trees or rocks or grow in the ground.
1. EPIPHYTES: Those orchids that have evolved to live upon trees are called epiphytes.
2. TERRESTRIALS: These orchids grow in the ground, and there is hardly any area where terrestrial orchids have not adapted to grow.
3. LITHOPHYTES: Performing a balancing act somewhere between the epiphytes inhabiting the trees and the terrestrial in the soil are lithophytes.
Some Orchids suitable for growing indoor:
Brassia verrucosa, Coelogyne cristata, Cymbidiums(small growing), Dendrobium infundibulum, Laelia anceps, Lycaste aromatica, Miltoniopsis, Odontoglossum, Oncidium ornithorhynchum, Paphiopedilums, Phalaenopsis, Pleiones, Prosthechea radiata.
Some Orchids suitable for growing in a conservatory:
Anguloa clowesii, Angulocaste hybrids, Brassia verrucosa, Cattleyas plus allied genera, Coelogyne cristata, Cymbidiums(small growing & larger growing), Dendrobium infundibulum, Laelia anceps, Lycaste aromatica, Miltoniopsis, Odontoglossum, Oncidium ornithorhynchum, Paphiopedilums, Phalaenopsis, Pleiones, Prosthechea radiata.
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