Orchid: which to choose?

The orchid plant is a captivating, it is especially since it offers us more than 30 000 different versions of itself from around the world. So a question arises: which to choose? Simple! Look at your home and ask yourself first: what environment can I provide? If you live in an apartment and do not have a balcony, do no more questions orchids growing cold. They ask to be placed outside in late January when he is 7 ° C (the group of Oncidium and the cymbidiums are pleased to be laid at night on a balcony or terrace), to make a difference temperature necessary for its flowering. But all do not require such condition, the beautiful masdevillia example requires only cool, about 10 °, we also find this place, against the window at night seems okay, but remove it from the first rays the sun, or like a vampire, it could burn and die. How much moisture do you provide? Know that in all manuals and forums, the experts speak humidity (moisture and heat balance) and that most orchids require a minimum of 60%. You have to imagine in the middle of rain forest in Southeast Asia or the Amazon to understand better. Even if they come from the mountains like some Coelogyne, they must be surrounded by moisture as they need water. It is therefore able to offer this kind of place, do not panic so far, there are simple techniques that require only a bowl and balls of clay to reinvent the original atmosphere. The majority of orchids are epiphytes, meaning they live roots hanging from tree branches to better capture the light, but the important point is not: their roots, they are entirely free. Many fans dubbed themselves the "daughters of the air", the vandalism is an example of "rebellitude" fierce, but they all are in reality. Avoid containment if you grow them in pots, for that he must be prepared to repot every year and offer almost every time a bigger pot to easily accommodate new roots. If you live in the south and you have trees with enough shade, why not place your orchid, Bulbophyllum one or vandalism, for example, on a sheet of cork with the tree fern and tie it around a minimum of a branch before it finds its own benchmarks? These orchids appreciate warm temperate and most of all the morning dew rich environment that gives them their homeland, so if your climate can also offer them thoroughly, spray every day it takes on water the roots. Do not put too much water on the leaves, many are fragile and easily create mushrooms. If after reading this you are sure to get you started in this culture enthusiasts, and many choose the right and enjoy the show.