Pumice is an excellent potting medium for orchids, provided it is combined with other media as well such as orchid bark and charcoal. Being heavier than perlite, pumice will maintain more stability...

Floral gifts are the perfect present for almost all occasions, especially when it comes to orchids. Yet when it comes to selling products, many vendors will push extremes to sell an intricate floral...

The best misters for orchids dispense smaller water droplets that evaporate quickly. Good misters have a relaxed activation mechanism which doesn’t require much force to use. For orchid terrariums...

In this article, I will explain what ice cubes do for your orchid and why you shouldn’t water orchids with ice cubes. Ice cube watering will kill orchid tissue on the leaf and stunt growth over...

In short, there are three main types of water culture methods, and fertilization will be different in each method. In full water culture, the orchid receives fertilizer after the water change and an...

The white fuzz that appears to be cotton inside the orchid potting medium can be either orchid mold, powdery mildew, or mealybugs. In time, these three components will prevent the growth of a healthy...