The Book of Orchids
The Book of Orchids

Author: Mark W. Chase

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2017-03-13

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 022622452X

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One of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Some are stunningly over the top; others almost inconspicuous. The Orchidaceae is the second most widely geographically distributed family, after the grasses, yet remains one of the least understood. This book will profile 600 species, representing the remarkable and unexpected diversity and complexity in the taxonomy and phylogeny of these beguiling plants, and the extraordinary means they have evolved in order to ensure the attraction of pollinators. Each species entry includes life-size photographs to capture botanical detail, as well as information on distribution, peak flowering period, and unique attributes--both natural and cultural. The result is a work which will attract and allure, much as the orchids themselves do.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids

Author: Alec M. Pridgeon

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780881928013

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Covers 1,100 common species of orchids with descriptions, names, geographic distribution, and recommendations for successful cultivation.

Orchids Handbook
Orchids Handbook

Author: Michael Tibbs

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 162008306X

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Everything you always wanted to know about growing and caring for orchids, with practical advice on care and cultivation, plus a comprehensive plant directory of 40 popular varieties.

Orchid Modern
Orchid Modern

Author: Marc Hachadourian

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1604698160

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“This beautiful book is useful for all of us, novice and experienced orchid lovers alike.” —Martha Stewart, author, entrepreneur, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Add the vibrant colors and exotic blooms of orchids to your houseplant haven! It’s easier than you think with the help of Orchid Modern. Marc Hachadourian, the curator of the orchid collection at the New York Botanical Garden, shares his secrets to successfully growing these sometimes finicky houseplants. Besides the basics, you’ll learn his top 120 orchid picks for green and not-so-green thumbs. Ten inspirational, step-by-step projects, including terrariums, a wreath, and a kokedama, provide the confidence to make orchids a thriving, vivid part of your home’s signature style.

Orchids For Dummies
Orchids For Dummies

Author: Steven A. Frowine

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-14

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1118054202

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Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color Color your world with orchids Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable. But aren't they hard to grow at home? No! says orchid grower extraordinaire Steve Frowine. In this handy guide, he shows you step by step how to select the right orchids, keep them healthy, encourage blooms, and even propagate your own plants. Discover how to: * Select orchids that will thrive in your home * Water, fertilize, repot, and propagate orchids * Decipher complicated orchid names * Get familiar with favorite orchid varieties * Create spectacular orchid displays

Extraordinary Orchids
Extraordinary Orchids

Author: Sandra Knapp

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2021-04-02

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 022677967X

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"First published in 2021 by the Natural History Museum, ... London."--Title page verso.

Tigerlily's Orchids
Tigerlily's Orchids

Author: Ruth Rendell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1439150397

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INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL'S FINAL NOVEL, DARK CORNERS Is it dangerous to know too much about your neighbors? When Stuart Font throws a housewarming party, he invites all the residents of his new building--among them, three flippant young girls, a lonely spinster, a man with a passion for classical history, and a woman determined to drink herself to death. He definitely does not want his girlfriend, Claudia, in attendance, as he would also have to invite her lawyer husband. But careful planning can only get a person so far. As it turns out, this party will be one everyone remembers. Meanwhile, living in a town house opposite Stuart's building, in reclusive isolation, is a young, beautiful Asian woman known as Tigerlily. As though from some strange urban fairy tale, she emerges infrequently to exert a terrible spell. In Tigerlily's Orchids, Ruth Rendell has written a darkly humorous and psychologically thrilling novel about the eccentric inhabitants of a London terrace--about the secrets they keep, and what they will do to hide them.