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Orchid Basics: Hints, Tips & Techniques to Growing Orchids with Confidence

by Sara Rittershausen

A practical guide to growing orchids

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A practical guide to growing orchids

Sara Rittershausen’s guide brings together the everyday care of orchids and more specialized topics. It covers watering, feeding, light and temperature, along with propagation, hybridization and growing orchids in pots. Step-by-step photographs accompany the instructions, and a directory surveys both popular and specialized orchid groups. The book’s scope connects routine plant care with an introduction to the range of orchids and ways to cultivate them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Newcomers seeking practical guidance on orchid care
  • Orchid growers interested in propagation and hybridization
  • Gardeners looking for an orchid-group directory

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Orchid careGrowing conditionsPropagation and hybridizationOrchid varieties

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Book overview

Elegant and exotic, the allure of orchids is undeniable and this practical guide will ensure that even the most nervous newcomer can grow them with confidence.

With expert advice, clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, father and daughter team Brian and Sara Rittershausen explain all the techniques you will need to ensure that your orchids flourish every time. There are hints and tips on watering, feeding and the optimum lighting and temperature conditions in which to grow your plants in addition to advice on propagation, hybridization and caring for orchids in pots. Also included is an extensive directory of all the specialized and popular orchid groups.
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