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Tips for Growing Beautiful Phalaenopsis Orchids

Just Add Ice Phalaenopsis orchids are one of the hardiest and easiest to grow orchid species, making them an excellent choice for novice orchid growers. Provide orchids with the basic necessities – water, light and good air circulation – and they...

Orchid Names Explained

We’ve trimmed down the American Orchid Society’s reference info down to this handy cheat sheet for you.

Victorian Orchid Watercolors

John Day (1824 – 1888) was a prominent orchid grower and enthusiast of the Victorian era. With color photography a long way off, Day painted watercolors of orchids. He worked with great clarity, for the information in his lovely paintings tells the...

How to Display Your Phalaenopsis Orchid in a Terrarium

We found some wonderful step-by-step instructions on how to display your phalaenopsis orchid plant in a terrarium. There are orchid photos for each step of the way, too! But here are the basics.

Make Phalaenopsis Orchid Corsages

If you’re lucky enough to have a lot of orchid blooms when a special occasion rolls around, why not take advantage of their stunning natural beauty and incorporate an orchid, or even a few, into your ensemble? We’ve found a few resources that can...

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Plan Your Next Vacation to France and See Wild Orchids

Provence is a region of France that is home to almost thirty species of orchids. While August seems to be the best month to travel, according to WhenUGo.com based on the weather and the prices of hotels and flights, ...

Orchid Care: When and How to Cut an Orchid Leaf

In the “Care” section of our Just Add Ice Orchids website, you’ll find a section that asks, “Having Trouble?” and it’s there that you’ll find advice on Discolored Orchid Leaves, Orchid Flower or Bud Loss, Orchid Pests...

The Final Phalaenopsis Orchid Care Glossary from T to Z

It seems we’ve finally reached the end of our journey through orchid terminology from the American Orchid Society’s glossary. They’ve supplied us with orchid terms for the letters “T” through “V”, which we’ve augmented...