
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.
Growing orchids in your garden
Having made the whole garden a tidy site worthy of praise and admiration have you thought of orchids in the garden?
Dendrobium bigibbum
There are three main varieties in the Dendrobium bigibbum complex. They are Dendrobium bigibbum var. bigibbum…
Pesticides in the orchid house
Orchid growers should aim to ‘manage pests’ encountered in the orchid house rather than trying to eradicate them…
Bulbophyllum Orchids
Many years ago, in our early Orchid growing days we took a plant of Bulbophyllum rothschildianum...
Dendrobium Hibiki Orchids
Dendrobium Hibiki is a primary hybrid between 2 New Guinea species and was registered in 2009. The parents are Dendrobium bracteosum...
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...
Fun with Pleurothallids
I have been growing orchids belonging to the subtribe Pleurothallidinae for several years. There are some 40 genera in the section.
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…
Rejuvenating Orchids
Orchid growers often need to attend to an orchid that is old, pot-bound or shows signs of decline.
Dendrochilum species
Dendrochilum Blume is a genus of about 285 described, mostly lithophytic or epiphytic species distributed from Myanmar…
Catasetinae Plant Culture
The cultural information below is a generalization and will apply in most situations; however each grower…
Orchid Care: Insect Attack
These four groups of insects can work hand-in-glove to make a living at the expense of your orchids.
Coeloygne fimbriata
Coeloygne fimbriata with its fringed lip is from China, Northern India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Heat stress on your orchids
Like people, orchids, especially those that prefer cooler, shadier environments, can suffer from heat stress during the hot summer...