Best Children's Orchids Learn About Beginner Orchids For Kids

What is the easiest orchid to care for?

PHALAENOPSIS OR MOTH ORCHIDS, EVERYONE'S FAVORITE

These long flowering, easy-to-grow orchids are hands down the most popular beginner orchids. In fact, 80% or more of all the orchids that are sold in the US are phalaenopsis.

How do orchids grow for beginners?

3 Essential Tips for Orchid Beginners

Watering the Just Add Ice Way. The single most important thing to remember when caring for that first Phalaenopsis orchid is to give it just the right amount of water. ...
Here Comes the Sun. Orchids like sunlight just as much as the next plant. ...
Choosing the Right Climate.

Can you use normal baby bio on orchids?

Baby Bio Orchid Feed & Mist is a fine spray containing the nutrients and moisture your orchid needs to survive. Using a spray means you won't over-feed your orchid. ... But you will make them last longer if you spray their leaves and aerial roots regularly.

How do you introduce new flowers to an orchid?

So put your orchid in a room that gets a little cold by the window—and put your orchid in the window. When the sun goes down, the heat will drop and the cold will stimulate it to re-bloom.

How do I get my orchid to bloom all year?

2 Orchids also need to experience a temperature differential to trigger blooming. If possible, expose your orchids to nighttime temperatures 10 degrees cooler than the daytime temperatures for two weeks at the start of the orchid's blooming season.

What to look for when buying orchids?

There should be a long, pointed, shiny, green growing tip. The longer the growing tip, the healthier the plant. Dead orchid roots are shriveled and tan when wet and white when dry. A plant with dead roots will not survive.

How long do orchids live for?

With good care and regular maintenance, an orchid plant may live for a lifetime — 100 years, or more.

Where should I put an orchid?

Most Orchids are grown best in indirect, bright light, placing the orchid pots near a north-facing window may not provide them with enough light so try to place them near a near a south or east-facing window in your living room to ensure that they receive the right amount and intensity of sunlight to bloom.

What should you do with an orchid after it blooms?

After the flowers drop from the orchid you have three choices: leave the flower spike (or stem) intact, cut it back to a node, or remove it entirely. Remove the flower spike entirely by clipping it off at the base of the plant. This is definitely the route to take if the existing stem starts to turn brown or yellow.

Do orchids like to be misted?

Misting gives the orchid more humidity but does not create a soggy root environment. It is best to put your orchid where it will receive medium indirect sunlight. ... To ensure bright blooms and a healthy plant, use a potting mixture and a fertilizer that is specifically designed for orchids.

Is Baby Bio good for outdoor plants?

General all-purpose feeds, such as Baby Bio Outdoor and Phostrogen, will work with all plants. The balance of nutrients in these feeds means you don't have to worry about differentiating between plants. These feeds don't leach easily from the soil but you may need to feed a little more if your soil is sandy.

Is Baby Bio a fertilizer?

The most popular and first Baby Bio product was a house plant feed, or fertilizer, which is a dark brown concentrate that must be diluted with water before use. ... Baby Bio is also often used in biology experimentation when studying algal growth.

How long does it take for orchids to rebloom?

It takes a month or two, or even several months for Phalaenopsis orchids to rebloom. Many other varieties of orchids bloom annually. The anticipation and eventual reward of an emerging flower spike bedecked with tiny buds are so exciting.

How do you get an orchid to rebloom inside?

Follow these simple steps to help reblooming begin.

Continue to water your orchid with 3 ice cubes once a week. ...
Fertilize your orchid once or twice a month using a balanced houseplant fertilizer at half strength. ...
Help your orchids grow by providing plenty of indirect sunlight.
Put your orchid in a cooler spot at night.

What is the best fertilizer for orchids?

Orchids need to be fed regularly. Growers suggest using a "balanced" fertilizer such as 20-20-20 that includes all "necessary trace elements." Regardless of the fertilizer formulation you choose to use, it should contain little or no urea.

How many times a year does an orchid bloom?

Most orchids bloom once a year, but if they are really happy, they may bloom more often. If you want an orchid that blooms during a particular season, the best bet is to purchase a plant that is in bloom at that time. When an orchid does flower it usually remains in bloom for six to ten weeks.

How often should an orchid be watered?

While each growing environment is unique, and watering habits vary from person to person, it is generally a good idea to water about once per 7-10 days, when the mix gets dry. Too much watering leads to root rot, crown rot and other over watering problems like fungus gnat infestations.

What is the easiest orchid to grow?

Moth orchids, or phalaenopsis, are widely available and easy to grow. They do well in centrally heated homes (they like a minimum temperature of 16°C (61°F), in a spot that has bright, filtered light, such as close to an east-facing window. They like humidity, so do well in kitchens and bathrooms.

Which orchids last the longest?

Moth orchids are some of the least expensive, most common, and longest-blooming orchids widely available. In fact, one bloom spike can look great for four months or more.

Are orchid roots supposed to be exposed?

According to orchid experts, you should definitely not remove the roots. There's a good chance you'll harm the plant or introduce a dangerous virus. ... (Some orchid pros think that a perlite/peat mix is less likely to produce aerial roots than bark.) Either way, don't cover the roots because they may rot.

What does a healthy orchid look like?

A healthy orchid should have soft green leaves, like early summer colored grass. There might be a tint of yellow it the leaves, as they lean toward the light.