moth orchids
phalaenopsis latin

For this reason, the species are sometimes called Moth orchids.

This group, also known as the moth orchids, is found throughout tropical Asia.

Tomorrow at 2 p.m., a garden demonstration in growing moth orchids.

Moth orchids, phalaenopsis, continue producing gorgeous insect-like flowers for months in an east or west window.

Hand painted, natural brown dish garden of white moth orchids planted in permanent soil with mixed foliages from the orchid family.

Taiwan produces mainly a lovely genus of orchids known as phalaenopsis, or moth orchids.

Such light is also preferred by the graceful moth orchids (Phalaenopsis), another exceptionally tolerant group, which produce abundant fluttering blooms.

They need similar growing conditions, and miniature African violets make a dramatic presentation in a container garden while some moth orchids can bloom for months at a time.

Commonly known as moth orchids, they need a moderate amount of light, and often do best when positioned by east-facing windows because too much direct sun will harm them.

Beauty lies beyond the lesson in box after box of Moth Orchids (Phalaenopsis meaning like the Phalaena moth).

It's also a good idea to provide moth orchids with fertilizer on a regular basis, and there are lots of fertilizers available that are specifically concocted for orchids.

When it comes to humidity, moth orchids like it fairly humid (50 percent or more) so if your location is a little on the dry side, use a humidity tray.

You should water moth orchids once or twice a week depending on the prevailing temp - if it's colder, water them less; if it's warmer, water them more.

Phalaenopsis orchids, sometimes called moth orchids, are monopodial types, so-called because they grow upward in a single direction from a single stem, with flowers emerging from between the leaves.

If you need some neat suggestions for indoor plants to keep you interested, how about a flowering indoor garden with lots of moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) and African violets (Saintpaulia)?

"I go down there when the fans are blowing and the moth orchids are fluttering, and I feel like I'm in Southeast Asia," said Bob DeBonis, whose first phalaenopsis never bloomed because his cat ate it.

If very healthy, a Phalaenopsis plant can have up to ten or more leaves.

And it's best if it is labeled, with the complete name, not just phalaenopsis.

It was a Phalaenopsis, which she learned flourishes with only a hint of early morning sun.

I've had a purple Phalaenopsis about two weeks now and it's gone from three fully opened blossoms to seven.

One of the most popular house-plant orchids is the phalaenopsis.

If your house is shady, look at the paphiopedilums or a phalaenopsis.

First, find the right place for your new Phalaenopsis or Paphiopedilum.

Could only a few minutes' exposure to the elements have been enough to do in the phalaenopsis amabilis?

A phalaenopsis orchid that he called "bleeding angels on a stick."

I finished with the Miltonias and started on the Phalaenopsis.

They are morphologically similar to Phalaenopsis and were a long time considered as species of that genus.

Phalaenopsis hainanensis is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family.

His widow still remembers how the coffin was covered in white phalaenopsis orchids.

Its growth habit is monopodial, similar to those species in the genus Phalaenopsis.

The constantly moist and humid habitats are the most common places that someone can find many of the Phalaenopsis species.

Upstairs, I unwrapped a ceramic pot holding a great white phalaenopsis orchid.

Phalaenopsis are apparently pretty easy to grow.

The orchid species represent 16 genera, with the most dominant belonging to Phalaenopsis.

On a Phalaenopsis, a keiki is a small plant growing from one node along the flower stem.

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana is a species of orchid endemic to the Philippines.

For this particular species in the Phalaenopsis genus the pollination frequency and success rate is high (about 50%).

They like light that is less than Cattleya, but more than Phalaenopsis.

Popular orchids like phalaenopsis, paphiopedilum and oncidium certainly attract the eye.

Phalaenopsis gigantea is named for the giant size of its leaves, which can grown over 2 feet in length on a mature plant.

D. dadantii has been studied in commercially valuable Phalaenopsis orchids.