{"id":536,"date":"2019-04-24T18:53:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T18:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/?p=536"},"modified":"2019-04-24T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T18:53:57","slug":"buying-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/buying-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
– Delimit your range of\nchoice: concentrate your choice on some genera or types of orchids, in addition\nto buying the easiest crops first. In this way you can better focus your efforts\nand perfect your technique. In addition, many genera of orchids have\nsimilar requirements and attentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Climatic relevance: Always remember that the guarantee of success in the cultivation of orchids is directly proportional to the adequate climate and the requirements of your orchid. So take into account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1-) Do not buy, a plant that does not grow at the temperature level of its region (in the tropics the temperature is very related to altitude), for example: it is better to cultivate Cymbidium at less than 1,600 – 1,800 meters high or Anguloa Ruiz & Pav. at the sea level. These plants, even if they do not die, will not flourish, even with the greatest attention they can provide. If you want a particular plant with fervor, the family of orchids is so big that you can surely replace it with another that lives better in your garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2-) Consider that not\nnecessarily an Orchid adapted to its temperature conditions is really the right\nchoice, since the humidity influences, a climate can be hot, intermediate or\ncold, but it can also be wet or dry. Not necessarily an orchid well\nadapted to a range of temperatures “x” will be also if the humidity\nconditions in your area are extremely contrary to the ideal humidity conditions\nof your species, which does not mean that measures can not be applied\ncorrective for this plant to grow in your garden, but it already makes it\npartially leave the range of low maintenance orchids with high yield, which is\nthe ultimate goal of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3-) In the same way, consider the tolerance to the drought of your orchid: even if you are one of those people who do not resist the temptation to water and water your plants, there will always be times of the year that due to carelessness, travel, delegation of responsibilities , etc., your plants will not receive sufficient or no irrigation, unless mother nature is benevolent in rains. Therefore moderate your impulses, inform yourself of the correct watering of your plants and choose if possible, those that fit the pluvial parameters of your region. If your area is of marked dry season, I recommend: choose those that support or need periods of less risk. Support means that these plants can remain without receiving water for varying periodsof time without suffering from extreme dehydration (for example, the orchid “Cattleya lueddemanniana Rchb.” generally accepts drought times more than the other Cattleyas type Labiatas); on the contrary, needing periods of lower abundance means that the plants come to rest, which is equal to the estivation that some animals make in times of scarcity(In this case, the rest of the chosen plant should coincide as much as possible with the dry season of your region). If your region is not of marked dry season or it is practically non-existent, I recommend: buy plants that adapt to this condition and avoid those that require rest or little irrigation. The trick in both cases is to try to recreate the same climatic parameters, which means to try that the risks, as far as possible, are made at the same rate of rainfall in your region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Tolerance to variations in climate: many of the most resistant orchids are counted among those that can be cultivated under different conditions; these resist better the climatic variations. Tolerance to variations in climate is closely related to the range of diverse habitats for an orchid to thrive in nature. For example, if an orchid grows from sea level to the evergreen cloud forests and has a wide distribution area in nature, we have a plant with these qualities. Likewise, it is generally accepted that hybrids show greater adaptability and climatic resistance (including vigor), to the original specimens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n