Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants

Author - William Cullina ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Hardcover Book item from Houghton Mifflin was reviewed on 26-Oct-2008.

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1) Hardcover Book Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by Houghton Mifflin. As a total orchid newbie I looked everywhere and asked every orchid "expert" I could about care of these glorious little plants. After a lot of bad advice, I luckily came across this book one day using Google Books.
I purchased it through Amazon and it has proven itself to be invaluable. Logical and chock full of information, this lovely book has something for every orchid lover. My orchids are flourishing and that´s always a beautiful thing!
A must have!¤

2) Hardcover Book Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by Houghton Mifflin. This is a phenomenal book for any one serious about their orchids. If you want to know what orchids work for the home, either on the windowsill or under lights, what potting medium to use, what pots to use, how to pot, how to split plants, when to repot, watering, light, humidity levels (and how to get to the right humidity levels) plus why individual plants need what they need, its in here. If you want to know how to identify pests and diseases plus what to do - its in here. It has a comprehensive list of 75 orchids and their individual requirements. It includes the details a serious hobbyist needs - including simple, yet extremely important, things like having to sterilize your tools and how to do it so that we don´t spread infection between plants. All this along with absolutely beautiful pictures of many, many orchids!¤

3) Hardcover Book Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by Houghton Mifflin. This book explains it all. From lighting to the different kind of Orchid. I recommend it highly to someone looking into starting their own Orchid collection or even those with years of experience with these wonderful plants. Has terrific colored illustrations as well.¤

4) Hardcover Book Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by Houghton Mifflin. I have several Orchid books and this is my favorite. It´s a great book for the beginner, or even the amature orchid grower. The book breaks down each aspect of orchid care: lighting, humidity, watering, potting & mounting, diseases, and even reproduction. There is also a wonderful listing of common orchid genera and their care requirements. They´re listed with ratings of beginner-experienced-expert for their ease of care. The pictures are absolutely stunning. The book is an easy read and I come back to it regularly for reference.¤

5) Hardcover Book Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by Houghton Mifflin. This was one of the first orchid books that I purchased when I became interest in growing orchids as a hobby. I still use it as a quick reference. I highly recommend this book if you are new to growing orchids.¤

6) Hardcover Book Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants by Houghton Mifflin. Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and easily find the orchids that are right for them -- which ones will thrive on a windowsill, which prefer artificial lights, and which need a greenhouse; which are for beginners, which for experts. And you can pinpoint the species within a particular genus that are the best ones to start with. Once you select your orchid, William Cullina´s authoritative guide explains what to do to keep it alive and healthy. Featuring more than two hundred color photographs, Understanding Orchids covers everything you need to know to grow orchids successfully, whatever your level of interest or experience. With improved tissue-culture techniques making orchids more affordable, and the Internet making them readily available to consumers, growing orchids is more popular than ever: membership in the American Orchid Society has more than doubled in the last fifteen years. This is the book orchid fans have been waiting for.¤

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