subject: Tips On How To Care For Ground Orchids To Ensure Generous Blooms All Year Round [print this page] Tips On How To Care For Ground Orchids To Ensure Generous Blooms All Year Round
Although these varieties are easier to care for, they are not last in the list of blooming beautiful and stunning flowers. In contrary, you would be surprise that ground orchids will give you great satisfaction once the season comes for them to bloom. One great benefit of growing these special plant is that they bloom all year round if you know how to care for them properly.
What Ground Orchids Like
To ensure that your ground orchids bloom all year round, place them in a place where it is warm. Ground orchids are great to be planted in the garden as they grown in ordinary garden soil unlike their other relative orchids. Plant them six inches apart in your flower bed so that they have room to grow. Another advantage of growing ground orchid is that they reproduce quite quickly. Once you see new growth, separate the new plants from the original clump and plant again.They are originally from the islands of the Philippines but you will now find them in other warm-climate countries like Florida and Hawaii. The most common of all ground orchids is the species of Spathoglottis.
They make a great addition to your houseplants as well. Display them inside your home for display. Just make sure that you place them by the window so they get enough sunlight. Use ordinary soil mixed with some organic matter.
The water requirements of ground orchids differ from other orchid varieties as well. For a start, you can water young plants every other day. Just make sure that the top of the plant soil is dry when you water them again.
Fertilize you special plants the same way as you would your other houseplants. After their first blooms, give them some more fertilizer and before you know it, new flowers will appear. Enjoy the flowers in different colors of yellow, pink, white, purple and lavender.
