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Welcome to Pick An Orchid

Need a kick start to your orchid fix? Welcome to my website & blog. I have lots of orchid photos and a couple of tips which I’ll share from time...

Vandaceous, Welcome

Orchids are gorgeous

Did you know there are over 25,000 documented orchid species in the world? Add the numerous hybrids to the list and the number could reach hundreds of thousands. These brightly coloured...

Bulbophyllums, Welcome

Orchids are unusual

Orchids are most unusual, yet simply beautiful. There are thousands of hybrids, just like this prize-winning beauty. Bulbophyllum Tsiku Taurus (Bulbophyllum lobii x leysianum)

How to save your vanda by hanging it upside-down Read Post

Care, Pests & ailments

How to save your vanda by hanging it upside-down

I once read that hanging a vanda upside-down can trick a distressed plant into growing roots. I gave this a...

Dendrobium antennatum Read Post

Dendrobiums

Dendrobium antennatum

I like dendrobium antennatum for being one of the smaller species in the Spatulata family (those antelope dendrobiums). Although it...

Phalaenopsis Sogo Vivien Read Post

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis Sogo Vivien

Also known as Doritaenopsis Sogo Vivien, this orchid produces an abundance of long-lasting, colourful flowers on a small, compact plant....

Vascostylis Prapawan Read Post

Vandaceous

Vascostylis Prapawan

Vascostylis Prapawan (or Vandachostylis Prapawan, as it’s been renamed today) is one of my all-time favourites. Violet, tessellated 3-inch diameter...

Dendrobium purpureum Read Post