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The Orchidaceae family includes more than 35,000 and 40,000 wild species hybrids, the subject of special attention by growers, due to the exceptional beauty of its attractive flowers.

They are herbaceous perennials, which grow in temperate and tropical climates, where the majority of those living in temperate terrestrial plants, while tropical most often live on trees (epiphytes) or rocks (lithophytic), there even a group of saprophytic orchid species, waste that live on trees in wooded areas. These ways of living, and begin to give an idea of the difficulties that may arise to keep at home.

The orchid cultivation requires great care, carried out in pots, baskets or sidewalks, depending on the species concerned, greenhouse, and to look for the best environmental conditions surrounding the plants. Indeed, there is a group of orchids that require a minimum temperature of 18-25 ° C and a relative humidity of 75-80 per 100, while another group presents its minimum temperature in 1321 ° C, relative humidity 70-75 100. Another group, less demanding, requires a relative humidity of 70 100 and a minimum temperature between 8 and 15 ° C. Also very important is the substrate on which they live orchids, if you get a good flowering Take care to an appropriate composition, which takes fully into account the existence of organic matter and porosity, and do not forget that there are be renewed every two years.

From the above it gets the result that growing orchids is not easy, and can not be performed under conditions that normally operate indoor plants. Strict controls for temperature, soil moisture and fertilization are a prerequisite for achieving real orchid flowers, and although in some cases can be achieved in-house environmental conditions these plants require delicate course this is not, let alone the general case.

Now if you have nursery or even a terrace gases, and if it is able to control the humidity and temperature in these habitats, you can try with great potential for success. Another way would be to use an aquarium as a mini-greenhouse, providing heat and humidity with a lamp and a humidifier.

However, if in the previous case, is not engaged without any way to get cuttings or clumps of orchids to start planting in the greenhouse of his home. Think about those growing orchids is very special expert and to achieve an acceptable and we must know perfectly as plant requirements and respond. The real beauty of the orchids is in flower, and, although he managed to raise a cluster of orchids, if it does not flourish, it has not achieved anything. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that full of advice before embarking on this crop, making the necessary literature and, if possible, looking for an installation in which they are engaged in the production of orchids in business plan. Our work will address the issue later.

The exotic beauty of orchids attracts a lot of fans to the plants and their cultivation is a challenge.