Our love affair with Phalaenopsis orchids traces back to the Victorian era (see our previous post) when orchid-growing reached fever pitch as a hobby. In the 1870s, an estimated 50% of middle and upper class London...
Considered finicky by the Victorian-era hobbyists who pioneered the early orchid-growing industry, modern Phalaenopsis orchid hybrids are prized as much for their easy care as their beauty and have become America’s most...