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Orchid Family Facts - Part One

The orchid family is spread all around the world, ranging throughout the tropics, across moderate zones of both hemispheres, and even into the fringes of the Arctic. But as in any family, there are branches of the...

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...

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...

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...

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 Onions: Orchid Flower Science

Have you heard the phrase "orchids and onions?" It seems to be a way of classifying the good and the bad. For orchid fans like us, it is fairly obvious that saying something is an orchid is a *good* thing--beautiful,...