Orchids for Hobby

"What type or variety of orchid should I grow?"
When you mention the word "orchid" most people immediately think of the purple-flowered Cattleyas, and rightly so as they have long been the most popular in the trade.Hobby growers should try growing hybrids of Phalaenopsis, Oncidium,Dendrobium.



Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchids are excellent for beginners. They may produce up to 15 or more flowers per spike. The flowers measure up to four inches across. Flowers may remain open for six weeks or longer.Phalaenopsis plants are very easy to grow.


Oncidiums

These dainty yellow and brown or white and brown flowers are suitable if used alone or in combination with other orchids. Large flowered Oncidium sdhacelatum - with their yellow and brown color combination can be made into a corsage.


Dendrobium

Dendrobium hybrids are some of the better corsage type orchids. They are a prolific group in that offset plantlets are frequently produced on the cane. When each offset has produced several aerial roots, it can be cut from the parent plant and will frequently flower after one year of growth.