Orchids Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Care and Cultivation of 40 Popular Orchid Species and Their Hybrids

by Michael Tibbs

Overview

Everything you always wanted to know about growing and caring for orchids, with practical advice on care and cultivation, plus a comprehensive plant directory of 40 popular varieties.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620083062
Publisher:	CompanionHouse Books
Publication date:	11/13/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Michael Tibbs is a distinguished orchid grower and breeder, and the author of several important books on orchids. He lectures widely and is an accredited judge in South Africa and a senior judge with the American Orchid Society. His nursery is in Franschhoek, South Africa, where he specializes in Disa Orchids.

Table of Contents

Foreword 8

Part 1 Understanding Orchids

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Orchids 12

Structure of the Plant 15

Growth Habits 21

Habitat 23

An Orchid's Life Cycle 25

Scent and Color 29

Mimicry 30

Chapter 2 Caring for Orchids 32

Buying Orchids 32

Choosing an Orchid 35

Developing Orchids for the Market 36

Establishing a Collection 36

Creating the Correct Growing Environment Indoors 38

Moving Orchids Outdoors 41

Care and Maintenance Overview 43

Pests and Diseases 48

Providing a Controlled Environment for Your Orchids 56

The Greenhouse 59

Chapter 3 Cultivation 66

Repotting an Odontoglossum 68

"Potting On" a Young Plant 70

Choosing the Correct Compost 71

Propagation 72

Dividing a Cymbidium Plant 73

Rooting Back Bulbs 74

Taking Stem (Cane) Cuttings 75

Removing a Keiki 76

Seed Propagation 77

Flasking 79

Tissue Culture Propagation 81

Chapter 4 Showing Your Orchids 84

Award Systems 90

Orchid Classification 93

Registration of New Orchid Hybrids 98

Part 2 Orchid Hybrids

A Note on Orchid Classification 102

Chapter 5 Cool-Climate Orchids 104

Cymbidium 106

Odontoglossum Alliance 109

Disa Uniflora and Its Hybrids 113

Pleione 116

Terrestrial Orchids (Cypripedium; Oriental Calanthe; Bletilla; Epipactis) 118

Zygopetalum 126

Dendrobium (Cool-Growing Species; Intermediate-Growing Species; warmer-Growing Species) 128

Masdevallia (Draculas) 134

Brassia 137

Coelogyne 138

Chapter 6 Orchids for Intermediate Climates 140

Oncidiums and Their Intergeneric Hybrids (Tolumnias) 142

Warm-Tolerant Cymbidiums 145

Miltonias and Miltoniopsis 147

Paphiopedilum (Maudiae Group; Cochlopetalum Group; Multiflorals; Brachypetalums; Green-Leaf Species; Parvisepalums) 151

Lycaste and Anguloa 159

Bulbophyllum and Cirrhopetalum 162

Chapter 7 Warm-Climate Orchids 164

Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchid) 166

Phragmipedium (Shorter-petaled Group; Long-Petaled Group; Miniature Green-Flowered; Phragmipedium schlimii) 171

The Cattleya Alliance (Intergeneric Hybrid Partners) 174

Catasetum 181

Vanda and Ascocenda (Basket Culture; Cultivating Miniature Species) 184

Angraecum and Aerangis 190

Calanthe 191

Dendrochilum 194

Ansellia 196

Vanilla 200

Further Information

Glossary 208

Cites 210

Contacts 213

Index 214

Photo Credits 216

About the Author 216

Editorial Reviews

"Orchids Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Care and Cultivation of 40 Popular Orchid Species and Their Hybrids" by Michael Tibbs (who is a distinguished orchid grower and breeder, the author of several important books on orchids, who lectures widely and is an accredited judge in South Africa and a senior judge with the American Orchid Society, and where his orchid nursery is located in Franschhoek, South Africa, specializing in Disa Orchids) provides the beginner with commonsense advice on getting started with orchids, understanding the basics of orchid biology, caring for orchids in variety of settings (for example in the house, under a shade cloth or in the greenhouse) and mastering techniques for repotting, dividing and growing from seed. The "Orchids Handbook" also offers a comprehensive and well-illustrated plant directory of 40 popular varieties, covering all the major orchid families and their characteristics, with advice on choosing the plant that is right for your climate conditions. Additionally this useful handbook covers pests and diseases and everything you need to know to enter your orchids in competition. Covers all of the major orchid families, the "Orchid Handbook" provides comprehensive advice on: The care and cultivation of orchids from getting started to repotting, dividing, growing from seed, to dealing with pests and diseases, how to choose the right orchid for any climate condition and establishing a collection. Growing orchids has never been more popular. In the pages of "Orchids Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Care and Cultivation of 40 Popular Orchid Species and Their Hybrids" is to be found everything needed to know about successfully growing and caring for orchids — all deftly packed into one fascinating, easy-to-use, beautifully illustrated volume, making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Gardening/Horticulture instructional reference book collections. Midwest Book Review

Midwest Book Review

"Orchids Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Care and Cultivation of 40 Popular Orchid Species and Their Hybrids" by Michael Tibbs (who is a distinguished orchid grower and breeder, the author of several important books on orchids, who lectures widely and is an accredited judge in South Africa and a senior judge with the American Orchid Society, and where his orchid nursery is located in Franschhoek, South Africa, specializing in Disa Orchids) provides the beginner with commonsense advice on getting started with orchids, understanding the basics of orchid biology, caring for orchids in variety of settings (for example in the house, under a shade cloth or in the greenhouse) and mastering techniques for repotting, dividing and growing from seed. The "Orchids Handbook" also offers a comprehensive and well-illustrated plant directory of 40 popular varieties, covering all the major orchid families and their characteristics, with advice on choosing the plant that is right for your climate conditions. Additionally this useful handbook covers pests and diseases and everything you need to know to enter your orchids in competition. Covers all of the major orchid families, the "Orchid Handbook" provides comprehensive advice on: The care and cultivation of orchids from getting started to repotting, dividing, growing from seed, to dealing with pests and diseases, how to choose the right orchid for any climate condition and establishing a collection. Growing orchids has never been more popular. In the pages of "Orchids Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Care and Cultivation of 40 Popular Orchid Species and Their Hybrids" is to be found everything needed to know about successfully growing and caring for orchids — all deftly packed into one fascinating, easy-to-use, beautifully illustrated volume, making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Gardening/Horticulture instructional reference book collections.

Midwest Book Review

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