Orchid Species Culture
Subtitle: Dendrobium (Orchid Species Culture)
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Published: March 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 875
ISBN-13: 9780881923605
Subjects: Gardening: plants; Orchid culture; Ornamental Plants; Gardening; Gardening / Horticulture; Gardening/Plants; Species; Orchids; Flowers - Orchids; Gardening / Flowers / Orchids; Dendrobium
First sentence: SPECIES: Botanical name of species. The plant name is followed by the name of the original describer.
Description: Dendrobium packs a tremendous amount of information in a simple-to-use format. It combines weather records and habitat reports with information from successful growers as the basis for cultural recommendations for all of the more than 1,200 dendrobium species. The book includes a general introduction to orchid culture, plus a detailed appendix on plant nutrients and orchid pests and diseases. Dendrobium growers around the world can continue to rely on the climate tables that provide specific information on the seasonal climate in each plant's native habitat.

Numerous commercial growers have found that slight modifications in their growing conditions have dramatically improved the health and growth rates of their plants. By adjusting the length of the rest period, temperatures, humidity, or amount and timing of water and fertilizer, growers are able to solve growth problems and prevent disease.