Below are three of the most common orchid propagation methods hobbyists can ... “If you try to divide Phalaenopsis, you would break the plant in half.” Dr. Millner explains that some orchids ...

This guide covers the two main propagation methods ... and shoots pushing up around the main plant, it’s time to divide the ...

Do you wonder why orchid plants have only become generally ... create this environment to grow mass-market orchids from seed. Propagation by division or by plant cuttings was either unsuccessful ...

To keep them in good shape it's a good idea to divide pots up every three or four ... Put some specialist orchid compost in the bottom of a pot and place the section of plant on top, off centre ...

But those were just two of the many hazards that came with orchid ... large enough to divide. Orchidelirium might seem like something from the past, but advancements in propagation have only ...

Today, says Mirenda, orchid collecting is a far more egalitarian pursuit, thanks to significantly improved reproduction and propagation technology, including cloning. "The orchids we buy in stores ...

Q:I have a pink-flowered orchid cactus about 5 years old and 4 feet long. It is so beautiful when in bloom. Is it possible to divide the plant in half, as it is quite crowded in the container?

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: Beautiful, isn't it? It's a swamp orchid, a native wildflower. One of the common ways of propagating orchids is to split them but sometimes I find splitting can set the ...

Orchid growers often rely on expensive propagation techniques to increase plant populations using costly, synthetic plant growth regulators/hormones (PGRs). For the first time, scientists have used a ...

where they began experiments on biotechnological propagation. That was their first major hurdle. As an endangered orchid, Calanthe striata is notoriously difficult to reproduce. "Out of 10,000 ...

Admission into the Orchid Show is free. bellingrath.org, 251.973.2217 Rose Propagation Workshop Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m.-noon, New Orleans Botanical Garden, Garden Study Center, City Park Rose ...

It's easy to tell when it's time to re-pot an orchid, the leaves and bulbs get absolutely packed into the pot so it's really bulging. Usually the best time to re-pot and divide orchids is after ...