GROWING ORCHIDS

Successful Gardening Indoors and Out

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Table of contents:

The World of Orchids	6
	Why Grow Orchids?	8
	First Steps	8
	A Growing Collection	10
	Orchids in the Wild	12
	The Evolution of Orchids	12
	Types of Orchid	16
	Tropical Habitats	22
	Temperate Habitats	26
	The History of Orchids	30
	Early History	31
	The Golden Years	32
	The Great Collectors	34
	Hybridization	36
	The Botany of Orchids	40
	Pseudobulbs	40
	Leaves	42
	Roots	44
	Flowers	46
	Hybrid Alliances	50
	Where to Grow Orchids	52
	Growing Orchids Indoors	54
	Positioning Orchids	54
	Orchids throughout the Home	56
	Methods of Display	58
	Colour and Scent	62
	Growing Orchids Outdoors	66
	Temperate Regions in Summer	66
	Tropical Regions all Year Round	70
	Caring for Orchids Outdoors	72
	Growing Orchids Under Glass	74
	Under-glass Culture	74
	Creating the Right Conditions	76
	Heating	78
	Ventilation	80
	Shading	82
	Damping Down	84
	Care and Cultivation	86
	Tools and Equipment	88
	Basic Tools	89
	Growing Mediums	90
	Composts	90
	Replacing Compost	93
	Potting and Mounting Orchids	94
	Orchids in Containers	94
	Orchids in Hanging Baskets	100
	Orchids on Bark	102
	Propagation	104
	Vegetative Propagation	104
	Raising Orchids from Seed	110
	Routine Care	120
	Feeding	120
	Watering	122
	Resting	124
	Temperatures	126
	Light Levels	128
	Maintaining Plants at a Certain Size	130
	Calendar of Care	132
	Common Problems	134
	Pests	134
	Diseases and Other Problems	140
	Table of Common Problems	143
	Orchid Directory	144
	Popular Orchids	146
	Brassia	146
	Cattleya Alliance	148
	Coelogyne	154
	Cymbidium	160
	Dendrobium	168
	Encyclia	174
	Epidendrum	177
	Laelia	180
	Lycaste Alliance	184
	Masdevallia	188
	Maxillaria	191
	Miltoniopsis	194
	Odontoglossum Alliance	198
	Oncidium Alliance	206
	Paphiopedilum	208
	Phalaenopsis Alliance	212
	Phragmipedium	218
	Pleione	220
	Stanhopea	221
	Vanda Alliance	222
	Zygopetalum	225
	Specialist Orchids	226
	Acineta	226
	Aerangis	227
	Angraecum	228
	Bifrenaria	229
	Bulbophyllum	229
	Calanthe	230
	Cirrhopetalum	232
	Cyrtochilum	234
	Dendrochilum	235
	Eulophia	236
	Gongora	236
	Jumellia	237
	Lockhartia	238
	Ludisia	238
	Mexicoa	239
	Miltonia	240
	Neofineta	241
	Pleurothallis	242
	Rossioglossum	242
	Sarcochilus	243
	Thunia	244
	Trichopilia	245
	Temperate Terrestrial Orchids	246
	Anacamptis	246
	Dactylorhiza	246
	Ophrys	247
	Orchis	247
	Platanthera	247
	Glossary	248
	Suppliers	252
	Index	254
	Acknowledgements	256