Growing tips & orchid news

As part of our Monthly Meetings, we invite members to contribute articles sharing their knowledge and experience of orchid and allied plant growing. Please enjoy reading a selection of these articles below.

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Dendrobium bigibbum

There are three main varieties in the Dendrobium bigibbum complex. They are Dendrobium bigibbum var. bigibbum…

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Bulbophyllum Orchids

Many years ago, in our early Orchid growing days we took a plant of Bulbophyllum rothschildianum...

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Dendrobium Hibiki Orchids

Dendrobium Hibiki is a primary hybrid between 2 New Guinea species and was registered in 2009. The parents are Dendrobium bracteosum...

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Considering buying an orchid?

Many growers buy an orchid on impulse, often without any regard for how it will fit into their collection and disappointment follows...

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Fun with Pleurothallids

I have been growing orchids belonging to the subtribe Pleurothallidinae for several years. There are some 40 genera in the section.

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A much-cursed Weed

Few growers in this region are not plagued by this pest, variously known as Kirkwood’s Curse or Mackinney’s Menace…

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Rejuvenating Orchids

Orchid growers often need to attend to an orchid that is old, pot-bound or shows signs of decline.

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Dendrochilum species

Dendrochilum Blume is a genus of about 285 described, mostly lithophytic or epiphytic species distributed from Myanmar…

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Catasetinae Plant Culture

The cultural information below is a generalization and will apply in most situations; however each grower…

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Coeloygne fimbriata

Coeloygne fimbriata with its fringed lip is from China, Northern India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Heat stress on your orchids

Like people, orchids, especially those that prefer cooler, shadier environments, can suffer from heat stress during the hot summer...

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