March 15th, 2010 Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Most Exotic Plants
- ISBN13: 9780618263264
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
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.
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.
Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World’s Most Exotic Plants
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March 15th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
A good, general reference for the advanced beginner. The inclusion of the writer’s personal experiences with growing are encouraging and appreciated. Excellent photography.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
An excellent overview of the hobby of growing and collecting orchids.
I highly recommend this book to the beginner or to someone who is an established grower.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
My husband is the orchid grower. He has three orchid reference books, and this is easily the best one. We also gave this book as a gift to his sister, who shared contents with her son-in-law, and so it goes …
Rating: 5 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
My husband has become an orchid enthusiast (big time) in the last year and he raves about this book. He now has 15 plants of multiple varieties and this book has educated him on how to exactly nurture each of his delicate “babies”.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
This is a very good book about growing orchids. It is well suited for beginners that want a serious introduction. It has chapers on major types, potting media, fertiliser, etc. It goes quite into depth so it is a good book for the person who wants to understand how to grow orchids.
Rating: 4 / 5