How To Choose An Orchid

Choosing an orchid to bring home can be exciting and it is easy to be tempted to choose your orchid plant by the blooms alone. Well, you should know that there are lots of different types of orchids available. Here are some things that you need to consider whenever you are purchasing an orchid.

Choose an orchid that is right for your home's environment. Look at the environment that it is going to be spending time in. This is especially important since there are only a certain number of changes that you can make for your orchid. The changes that can be made:

Location: you can move your orchid closer to or further from the window.
Water: can be done more or less frequently.
Temperature: you can vary the room's temperature or the area around the orchid
Humidity: This can be don by using a water tray and misting.
Plant grouping: You can move it closer to or further from other plants in your home.
Container size: You can repot it whenever necessary.

Other things that you should consider whenever you are picking out an orchid:

If you have pets that get into your plants, do you have a way to protect an orchid?
You will need to consider whether your home is mostly shady or mostly sunny. This has to do with the location of where you want your orchid: in the bathroom with a lot of humidity or in front of a window with a lot of sun?
Frequency of watering and fertilizing needed by the type of orchid plant you choose.

After you have considered all of these things, you will want to find the right orchid for your home's environment. There are several types of orchids available for you to choose from, including:

Dendrobium orchids will give you a lot of pretty flowers but only does well in bright light.
Phalaenopsis orchids will give you a lot of flowers without needing a lot of light.
Paph orchids are compact and do well with little light.
Odonoglossum orchids do well in bright light but can do well in cold homes
Vanda and Brassia orchids do well with lots of sun and humidity.
Miltonia orchids do well in medium light.
Oncidium orchids do well in bright areas.

If you enjoy a challenge of a high maintenance orchid plant or want one that requires minimal care, there is an orchid for you and your home.