Orchids, An Incurable Obsession
Who Would Want to Cure It?
Orchids, beautiful mysterious and alluring. I am obsessed with orchids and the obsession is wonderful. With today’s large selection of inexpensive plants, what was once a rich man’s pleasure is now a hobby available to anyone.
Orchid Magic's Home, Your Home for Orchids
I walked into my first orchid house 30 plus years ago. And after all those years, many working in greenhouses, I still feel great pleasure walking into any greenhouse today. But an orchid house is special making me feel both calmed and excited at the same time. This is truly one of the great pleasures of orchid growing.
What’s here for you?
Enough waxing and waning about the pleasures of the orchid. Lets see what is here for you?
A whole section on orchid care starting with a cheeky article on how to care for orchids in general as well as several other looks at orchid care. Followed by many pages, each on a specific genus of orchids.
Want more? OK. Learn the secret lives of that strange group of hobbyists that run around with a toothpick in their hand having sex with orchids. A one-word description of the problem would be, hybridizer. I am sure you can think of others
Find out about wild orchids (no, no about orchids in the wild, where do you get these thoughts). And learn why collecting is a no-no these days. What is a rare orchid? We’ll take a look at the orchids delicate hold on life as well at their amazing tenacity.
Yep, your right, it’s not all here yet. You’re thinking yeah, yeah, yeah another site just half done. In truth it’s not even close to half done. No, it will never be done but a new page or two gets added most weeks. Please enjoy what is here and let me know what else you would like to see added to the site.
