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[2022]
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"A kaleidoscopic journey into the world of nature's most tantalizing flower, and the lives it has inspired. The epitome of floral beauty, orchids have long fostered works of art, tales of adventure, and scientific discovery. Tenacious plant hunters have traversed continents to collect rare specimens; naturalists and shoguns have marveled at orchids' seductive architecture; royalty and the smart set have adorned themselves with their allure. In Orchid...
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Pub. Date
2012
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Everything you need to know to keep healthy orchids that will flower again and again!
Orchids can bloom year after year. In this essential guide, the "Orchid Whisperer" Bruce Rogers shares his expert tips from more than three decades of breeding and growing orchids.
The book demystifies the growing process and features more than 100 lush color photographs of breathtaking plants. Best of all, it reveals professional secrets not found anywhere else...
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[2005]
Description
Orchids are the largest group of flowering plants on the earth and they have some of the most fascinating flowers in nature. Join us on this DVD to see hundreds of orchid blooms and learn why they are the most desirable houseplant you can grow. You will learn where they grow in their native habitats and discover that many orchid flowers can bloom for many months.
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Whether you're a seasoned gardener or beginning amateur, this guide is perfect for all orchid lovers, walking you through the steps you need to take to water, fertilize, repot, and propagate orchids on your own. This new edition provides updated information on plant and orchid classification systems to help you decide on the right flowers, plus the latest details on moth orchids, one of the most popular types in the world. -- adapted from summary...
6) Orchids
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Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the habitat, parts, pests and diseases, and varieties of orchids.
Pub. Date
©2017.
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Two groups of plants exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago they attracted the attention of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two, one-hour films, it reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.
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[2024]
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DK brings you a horticultural handbook to fulfill your every need and seed! Get your gardening gloves on and join the green-fingered journey to growing orchids successfully at home. Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Orchids contains everything you need to raise stunning, long-lasting blooms for your indoor space. Learn how to grow and care for various orchids with tips on positioning, feeding, watering, and propagation. A handy troubleshooting...
19) Orchids
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Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the history of orchids, various types of this exotic flower, and how they are cultivated.
20) The orchid thief
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From Florida's swamps to its courtrooms, the New Yorker writer follows one deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man's possibly criminal pursuit of an endangered flower. Determined to clone the rare ghost orchid, Polyrrhiza lindenii, John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America's strange flower-selling subculture, along with the Seminole Indians who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean -- and the reader...
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