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Автор: Steven A. Frowine
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constructed usin...FIGURE 5-12: Inside the shade house, plants are arranged on stepped-wire benche...FIGURE 5-13: An outdoor portable greenhouse can be an ideal place to put your o...FIGURE 5-14: Summer your orchids outdoors by using pot clamps to hang them from...

      6 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: The pleated or puckered leaf of this miltonia orchid is a sign that...FIGURE 6-2: My orchid rescue, the place where I put orchids that have suffered ...FIGURE 6-3: The label on an orchid fertilizer reveals what the product contain...

      7 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: You can find many different types of containers for growing orchids...FIGURE 7-2: When potting in a basket, line the basked with sheet moss, or sheet...FIGURE 7-3: New roots are emerging indicating it’s a good time to repot. FIGURE 7-4: Potting a sympodial orchid — this one a type of cattleya. FIGURE 7-5: Pot monopodial orchids in the center of the pot instead of at the b...

      8 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: When dividing a cattleya, try to have at least three, or better fou...FIGURE 8-2: Making a drawing showing how a large orchid will be divided helps s...FIGURE 8-3: An orchid baby, or keiki, being removed from the mother plant and t...FIGURE 8-4: The three stages of topping an orchid. FIGURE 8-5: Producing more orchids from stem or cane cuttings. FIGURE 8-6: Growing new orchids from back bulbs.

      9 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: Aphids are usually found in clusters on flower buds and young shoot...FIGURE 9-2: Mealybugs look like white cottony masses. FIGURE 9-3: Scale is a very common pest on orchids. FIGURE 9-4: Spider mites are very small, hard-to-see pests that can be very des...FIGURE 9-5: Snails and slugs eat holes in flowers and leaves at night. FIGURE 9-6: Leaf spots like these are usually caused by fungal organisms.

      10 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: A close-up of the beautifully patterned leaf of Phalaenopsis stuar...FIGURE 10-2: The parts of a moth orchid (phalaenopsis) flower. FIGURE 10-3: Phalaenopsis Cygnus ‘Renaissance.’ FIGURE 10-4: Candy-striped moth orchids like the Phalaenopsis Jackie Debonis ar...FIGURE 10-5: A harlequin-type of orchid, Phalaenopsis Sue Chin. FIGURE 10-6: One of the most popular of the fragrant moth orchids is Phalaenops...FIGURE 10-7: Phalaenopsis bellina permeates any room it’s in. FIGURE 10-8: Phalaenopsis mannii is quite variable in its flower color. FIGURE 10-9: Phalaenopsis Sogo Twinkle is a compact gem that produces many char...FIGURE 10-10: Phalaenopsis mariae sports a colorful pattern of brown and red sp...

      11 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: The structure of a typical cattleya flower (1 = Sepals; 2 = Petals...FIGURE 11-2: Cattleya harrisoniana has been a longtime favorite cattleya specie...FIGURE 11-3: Peru is proud to have the Cattleya maxima as its national flower. FIGURE 11-4: Laelia anceps bears its flowers on tall, elegant spikes. FIGURE 11-5: Brassavola nodosa is often recommended as a beginner’s orchid beca...FIGURE 11-6: Broughtonia sanguinea is a charmer native to Cuba and Jamaica. FIGURE 11-7: Prosthechea cochleata is recommended as an ideal beginner’s orchid...FIGURE 11-8: The claim to fame of the Prosthechea radiata is its sweet-scented ...FIGURE 11-9: Epidendrum ciliare has a spidery green flower with a delicate whit...FIGURE 11-10: Cattleya coccinea is a charming plant, but think again before buy...FIGURE 11-11: Cattlianthe Jewel Box ‘Scheherazade’ AM/AOS still remains a favor...FIGURE 11-12: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Goldenzelle ‘Lemon Chiffon’ AM/AOS is a gor...FIGURE 11-13: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rio’s Green Magic offers unique beauty and ...FIGURE 11-14: Rhyncattleanthe Barana Beauty ‘Burana’ HCC/AOS offers clusters of...FIGURE 11-15: Rhyhncolaeliocattleya Hawaiian Avalanche provides a riot of color...FIGURE 11-16: Cattleya luteola is a cutie with a fresh floral scent that is str...FIGURE 11-17: Brassocattleya Binosa ‘Kirk’ AMAOS combines a sweet scent with a ...FIGURE 11-18 Cattleya Peckhaviensis shows its spots and bright magenta lip from...FIGURE 11-19 Laeliocattleya Angel Love is a perfectly shaped dwarf cattleya wit...

      12 Chapter 12FIGURE 12-1: The parts of a lady’s slipper orchid. FIGURE 12-2: Paphiopedilum bellatulum is a compact-growing horticultural gem. FIGURE 12-3: Paphiopedilum callosum is as dependable a bloomer as you can find....FIGURE 12-4: Paphiopedilum delenatii displays special elegance. FIGURE 12-5: Paphiopedilum dianthum requires a very modest amount of light to g...FIGURE 12-6: Paphiopedilum fairrieanum hails from the cliffs of India and Bhuta...FIGURE 12-7: Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum is easy to grow and will reward you wi...FIGURE 12-8: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum grows in cooler spots than many of the...FIGURE 12-9: Paphiopedilum sukhakulii is a compact-growing, undemanding, high-p...FIGURE 12-10: Paphiopedilum venustum is easily identified by its prominently ve...FIGURE 12-11: Paphiopedilum Angela has a charming flower on a compact plant. FIGURE 12-12: Paphiopedilum Fumi’s Delight is a popular primary hybrid. FIGURE 12-13: Paphiopedilum Gloria Naugle presents an arresting picture. FIGURE 12-14: Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin puts on a spectacular show! FIGURE 12-15: Paphiopedilum Vanda M. Pearman is admired for its elegant flower ...FIGURE 12-16: Paphiopedilum Claire de Lune ‘Edgard van Belle’ AM/AOS is a prize...FIGURE 12-17: A coloratum type. FIGURE 12-18: A vinicolor showing solid dark coloration over the entire flower....FIGURE 12-19: A modern complex hybrid showing its full, round flower. FIGURE 12-20: Paphiopedilum F.C. Puddle is an older white hybrid still apprecia...

      13 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: This orchid can fill up a windowsill with its shower of flowers.FIGURE 13-2: Gomesa longipes is a small-growing plant that is perfect for the w...FIGURE 13-3: Zelkova onusta is a miniature grower with lemon yellow flowers. FIGURE 13-4: Oncidium Sharry Baby is a fast and easy growing and blooming hybri...FIGURE 13-5: Tolumnias require little space to grow and bloom. This one is in a...FIGURE 13-6: Even though tolumnias are small plants, they have quite a bit of f...FIGURE 13-7: Miltonia flower structure: 1 = Sepals; 2 = Petals; 3 = Lip; 4 = Co...FIGURE 13-8: A white miltoniopsis hybrid with striking purple markings. FIGURE 13-9: Miltoniopsis santanaei is a compact, easy-to-grow species well sui...FIGURE 13-10: Miltoniopsis Celle ‘Wasserfall’ is definitely a showstopper. FIGURE 13-11: Brassia arcuigera ‘Pumpkin Patch’ is a fine selection of this spe...FIGURE 13-12: Psychopsis papilio has a butterfly look. FIGURE 13-13: Sigmatostalix radicans is a miniature orchid with a honey scent. FIGURE 13-14: Aliceara Marfitch ‘Howard’s Dream’ is always the center of attent...FIGURE 13-15: The flowers of Brassidium Fly Away ‘Miami’ HCC/AOS have masses of...FIGURE 13-16: Oncostele Wildcat has dramatic feline markings on a waxy long-las...FIGURE 13-17: Aliceara Winter Wonderland ‘White Fantasy.’ FIGURE 13-18: Oncidopsis Bartley Schwartz have many red to purple flowers on an...FIGURE 13-19: Oncostele Vespa ‘Charm’ is a favorite because of its compact habi...FIGURE 13-20: Oncidopsis Cambria 'Plush' FCC/AOS has proven itself to be a winn...

      14 Chapter 14FIGURE 14-1: The Dendrobium phalaenopsis flower looks much like a phalaenopsis ...FIGURE 14-2: A white form of this popular dendrobium, Dendrobium nobile. FIGURE 14-3: Dendrobium kingianum has small crystalline flowers that are found ...FIGURE 14-4: Dendrobium jenkinsii is a miniature grower that blooms best if it’...FIGURE 14-5: Dendrobium chrysotoxum produces sprays of golden flowers with the ...FIGURE 14-6: Dendrobium Andreé Millar has flowers that have an almost alien loo...FIGURE 14-7: Bulbophyllum echinolabium has a flower that makes this orchid one ...FIGURE 14-8: Bulbophyllum rothschildianum has one of the most magnificent flowe...FIGURE 14-9: Angraecum sequipedale has a waxy, fragrant flower that can last fo...FIGURE 14-10: Angraecum leonis is a smaller grower that will fit anyone’s growi...FIGURE 14-11: Aerangis citrata displays up to 30 flowers in arching sprays. FIGURE 14-12: Catasetum Orchidglade has pendulous flowers and pleated foliage t...FIGURE 14-13: Coelogyne cristata makes a beautiful sight as a large, well-grown...FIGURE 14-14: Cymbidium Solana Rose is a soft pink standard variety that exempl...FIGURE 14-15: This strap-leaved variety, Vanda Kasem’s Delight, shows the typic...FIGURE 14-16: Vanda Medasand in a teak basket. FIGURE 14-17: Vanda falcata — commonly called the Japanese Wind Orchid. FIGURE 14-18: Renanthera monachica is a delightful, small, and brightly colored...FIGURE 14-19: The foxtail orchid, Rhynchostylis gigantea. FIGURE 14-20: A zygopetalum hybrid with typical markings.

      15 Chapter 15FIGURE 15-1: Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin has bright yellow pouch and m...FIGURE 15-2: Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens makes quite a show in