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Vera Wang Recommends Orchids

On the website of FTD, (Florists' Transworld Delivery--the world's oldest floral services organization), one of the recommendations for holiday flowers is an arrangement that's part of the Vera Wang collection. It combines white dendrobium orchids...

Gift Idea for Orchid Lovers

The Christmas season is full of enchantment and magic, so a great gift for any orchid enthusiast would be the book, The Enchanted Orchid by Max Allen Fulcher. Mark Roeder, a reader from Zurich, Switzerland wrote his own review, saying it's "A...

How to ‘Dress’ Your Just Add Ice Orchid Until It Blooms

The most popular orchid variety, Phalaenopsis orchids grow well in bright indirect sunlight at normal room temperatures. Just Add Ice Orchids get their name from their easy watering regimen: just add three ice cubes to your orchid pot once a week....

Orchids are Flowers that Inspire, Especially in Bloom

If you are looking for a reason to keep orchids in your home or office, we'd like to offer you the words of inspiring author Eckhart Tolle, from his book A New Earth.

How-to Preserve Your Memories with an Orchid Corsage

A symbol of eternal love and respect, stunning Just Add Ice Orchids flowers are a favorite choice for elegant, special-occasion floral corsages and bouquets. Their delicate beauty, wonderful color variety and surprisingly sturdy construction have...

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The Wonders of Orchids

Here's some of the interesting things that Wikipedia can teach us about orchids. Orchidaceae, the Orchid family, is the largest family of the flowering plants. The family includes the Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla...

Fragrant Orchids

The American Orchid Society, in their review of a book called Fragrant Orchids tells us that "orchids were first cultivated for their fragrance. Two centuries ago or earlier, in both China and Japan, pots of oriental...

Orchids and Their Effect on the Body

Our friends at The North of England Orchid Society shared some interesting ideas from the past about the effect that orchids could have on the human body. Not only did ancient civilizations love the beauty of orchids...