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Orchids are well-known for the interesting beauty and unusual varieties but they are also loved for their wonderful fragrance. Whether used in corsages, bouquets or planted right in your garden, orchids have a wonderful scent that can sue the savage beast. There are many orchids that have marvelous smells but here is a list of some of the most fragrant orchids on the market today.

Aerangis
These are smaller sized orchids that are very fragrant in the evening hours.

Aerides
These tall lanky orchids can have good fragrance that need to be careful because some of them do not.

Ancistrochilum rothschildianum
This is a small species that is deciduous during winter.

Brassavola
The popular lady of the night orchid is out of the Brassavola species which include other orchids that give off their sense in the night.

Brassia
Not only smells good but it is striking to with its large spiderlike flowers.

Brassidium
These brassia hybrids are nicely scented and very popular today.

Brassocattleyas
A cross between cattleya and barcarole, these files can be very strongly scented.

Catasetum
This large deciduous plant bears male or female flowers and has many species that are quite fragrant concluding the tenebrosum and pileatum. There are also many popular hybrids that are very fragrant as well.

Cattleya
The most fragrant species this orchid can be iricolor, bicolor, dowiana, labiata, maxima, schilleriana, warscewiczii and mossiae. Some of the hybrids can be intensely fragrant.

Clowesia
These orchids lose their leaves during the winter time and have many species which are scented.

Dendrobium
A popular genus of orchid having tall canes which those leaves in winter. Most of this species of orchid or scented and you might recognize some of the more popular ones which include monoliforme, speciosum, nobile, kingianum, loddigesii and parishii.

Dendrochilum
these orchids have chains of tiny flowersand many of the species assented including the magnum, glumacaeum and cobbianum.

Gongora
These small and highly fragrant species can be rather short-lived.

Haraella odorata
These of a popular miniature orchids which are very fragrant.

Sedirea japonica
Cultivated in Japan these orchids can be on the small side and rather long but are highly fragrant.

Vanda
these orchids are harder to grow in northern regions and a big long a real roots. The smaller scented species include suavis, denisonia, cristata and tessellata.

Zygopetalum
Consisting of complex hybrids the species are highly scented with wonderful fragrance.

Planting orchids or growing them in pots can be a challenging but rewarding experience and with these species you’re sure to get a nosefull!

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Dendrobium Orchids $79.99 There's nothing quite as pretty as a generous bunch of delicate dendrobium orchids, gathered up and presented in a simple glass vase. With their bright purple-and-white blooms, and adorned with a bit of greenery, it's a simple gift that will have a big impact. Colors: Purple

Dendrobium Orchid $91.99 This lovely orchid has several delicate blossoms on a long stalk. As one of the easiest orchids to grow, it's one of the easiest choices to make. One purple and white dendrobium orchid arrives in a white ceramic jardiniere. Approximately 24" W x 13" H

Hybrid $5.99 Hybrid

Hybrid $6.99 Hybrid

Orchids are some of the most beautiful flowers in the world, and humans have a long history of growing, harvesting and planting them. There are over 35,000 known varieties of orchids growing in the world today in all different types of climates. Orchids are a very popular and beautiful plant to have in one’s house.

It is important to take some time to understand how to best care for the particular type of orchid you may have, as orchids have specific light and watering requirements. Orchids have beautiful blooms and flowers, but if you do not care for them properly, you may experience disappointing blooms or even a total lack of blooms.

For decorative purposes, people have developed creative ways to mount or transplant an orchid to grow on a mount that can be easily moved around the house or even hung on a wall or in a tree. In nature, it is common to see orchids growing in all sorts of places, such as the forks of trees, on rocks, on other larger plants. There are a number of techniques and methods involved in mounting an orchid so it will take root on the mount successfully.

- Prepare the mount before you apply the growing medium and the orchid to it. Especially if you plant to hang this mount on a wall, you need to get all the hanging hardware installed before you apply the growth medium and the orchid so as to not disturb the plant while it is attempting to take root in the medium.

- The mounting material, or growth medium, should be soaked overnight in water.

- One of the best materials for the growth medium is sphagnum moss, which is an organic material that is well suited for orchid roots to grow in.

- A further technique with the sphagnum medium is to allow the orchid to take root in the sphagnum before putting the sphagnum mat on the mount. This allows for a more secure root structure.

- The plant should be loosely tied to the growth medium and the mount using twisty ties, fine twine or fishing line.

In addition to the sphagnum moss, orchids can also be successfully mounted on dead cacti, tree fern slabs, tree bark, rough wood or cork bark. Cork bark is widely regarded to be the best mounting material and growth medium for orchids. The roots are able to penetrate and take hold quite will on cork bark, and the material itself provides a measure of nutrients to the growing orchid.

One thing to consider when planning to mount an orchid to a growth medium is what the requirements of your specific orchid are. Orchid species that should be kept dryer than others should be mounted on a material that promotes quicker drying, preferably a permeable or porous material.

There are many resources in print and online showing step by step instructions on how to best mount various species of orchids in a variety of ways. The orchid mounting process is quick and easy to learn, and is a good thing for any gardener to know how to do.

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Orchids flowers look like a Little Dutch Shoe! (Bulbophyllum frostii) $12.00 THIS CUTE LITTLE PLANT IS VERY POPULAR. A must have for any collection Some of you may know this better from its synonym, Bulbophyllum bootanoides. It is a little 'Dutch Shoe Orchid' from Viet Nam. The imagination doesn't have to stretch very far to see little wooden shoes. Easy to grow in a small pot, these also do well grown in a small basket or mounted on a log. Grow it shady and moist. The pla...

Paphiopedilum sanderianum 'Nature's Glory' x Paph sanderianum 'Dark Beauty' $25.00 Our photo shows Paphiopedilum sanderianum 'Raven Cliff Falls' AM/AOS. The petals measured 39" at the time of the award. Plants of this rare species are still being sold for exhorbitant prices, but we can now offer the following artificially propagated seedlings from our laboratory at reasonable prices. 'Natures's Glory' has long petals and 'Dark Beauty is as the name implies. These plants are in 3...

Cymbidium erthrostyllum **LIMIT ONE** $12.00 These dwarf cymbidiums are originally from Vietnam making them a warmth tolerant plant. The column is red and petals are while. These are young plants in 2½" pots expected to flower in about 2-3 years. Blooming season is fall thru winter....

ABC News Nightline Extinction of Species and Global Warming $12.49 There's agreement that it exists, that global warming is a worldwide problem, but at issue is the urgency of the problem. ABC News correspondent Bill Blakemore spoke to the world's most prominent biologists, whose primary concern is survival of species. Blakemore traveled to the forests of Costa Rica and across the planet to the mountains of Madagascar to see first-hand how different species of fr...

The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation $37.77 1500 orchid species are profiled in this authoritative, detailed, and carefully researched encyclopedia. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with over 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without. Isobyl la Croix is a scientist, plant hunter, and horticulturalist; her deep passion for orchids infor...

Angraecoid Orchids: Species from the African Region $18.92 Bringing together descriptions of all 690 angraecoid orchid species—including those from Africa and Madagascar—for the first time, this account reflects the authors' close observation of the living plants in the wild and in cultivation and offers precise ecological information on habitat, altitude preferences, and flowering season of individual plants. Exquisite photographs and illustrations com...

Orchids $22.48 The exquisite variety of forms and colors of orchids are made accessible to beginning growers in this fascinating introduction to the more than 25,000 species that make up this diverse plant family. The book covers commonsense advice on repotting, dividing, and growing orchids from seeds in a variety of settings including the greenhouse, the home, and the outdoors. Information is also included on major orchid families and their characteristics, how to choose a plant, how to avoid pests and diseases, and how to enter an orchid in competition.

Orchids $26.48 PREFACE. IN the early days of Orchid cultivation the idea was commonly entertained that these interesting plants could never become popular with the general public, for the reason that their culture involves a great initial outlay and permanent expense. That such an idea is incompatible with the facts is now admitted by all those who are most familiar with the subject. There is no department of l1 Present-Day gardening that exhibits such wonderful progress as is shown in the Orchid gardens and nurseries that are to be found in every portion of these Isles. At the same time, the popularisation of Orchid culture is only now in its very commencement. Amateurs are but just beginning to realise that Orchids, like other plants, are capable of being understood by any one who really desires to understand them and, when once understood, the cool species, at any rate, are not less tractable than common greenhouse plants. So much is this the case that the author of the present volume declares that even the householders in suburban districts who have but one conservatory may, if they choose, keep that structure furnished with Orchids at a less expenditure of time and money than is vii PREFACE necessary for the Palms, Ferns, and other species usually employed for the purpose. Orchid-growing in the past has been looked upon too much as a craze. Ruinously high prices have been asked for novelties, and collectors have been ready enough to pay them in the hope of obtaining unique varieties. This fact alone has frightened off average people. It is hoped that the present volume will induce thousands to commence the culture of the cooler species, as it clearly indicates the simplicity of the cultural principles whilst explaining in full all the principal details. Thanks to the experiments of former workers, we are no longer dependent entirely on the introduction of plants from other countries. Seedling Orchids are raised as freely as seedling Fuchsias, and home-raised seedlings, as a rule, thrive better than introduced species in the artificial cultivation we have to offer them. Readers will find the details of cross-breeding and seed-raising set out in the following pages at considerable length. The author is one of the greatest Orchid specialists the world has known. As a practical cultivator in the old Pine Apple Nurseries of Messrs. Henderson, he had the good fortune to flower many species for the first time after their introduction, and ever since those early days he has continued to specialise in these plants. He is secretary of the Orchid Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, and in 1897 he was included in the first sixty horticulturists who were selected to receive PREFACE ix the Victoria hIedal of honour in commemoration of Queen Victorias Jubilee. Our grateful acknowledgments are made to Lieut.-Col. Sir G. L. Holford, K. C. V. O., for his kindness in affording us facilities for getting the illustrations. Every plant illus trated is a first-rate ...

Orchids $375 The beautiful exotic orchid comes in over 20,000 species. These four fully faceted clear crystal orchid blossoms have trendy and bright Fuchsia Rain crystal centres and a gently stand on an unfaceted stem.

Orchids $600 The beautiful exotic orchid comes in over 20,000 species. These four fully faceted clear crystal orchid blossoms have trendy and bright Fuchsia Rain crystal centres and a gently stand on an unfaceted stem. Dimensions: 8 1/16 X 4 15/16 in x in