Orchid Care

Orchid, Phalaenopsis

Overview:One of the most popular varieties of orchid, the Phalaenopsis orchid is an easy-to-care-for houseplant that will bring beauty and color to any space. They often bear multiple blooms on their long arching stems, which can last for two to three months.

Highlights: Highlights:
• Low-maintenance & easy to care
• Big blooms that will last 2-3 months
• Needs bright light and room temperature water
Light:Choose a location with plenty of bright, indirect light, like a south- or west-facing window, for your orchid to produce its beautiful blooms.
Water:Water every 1-2 weeks, avoiding the leaves and allowing the potting medium to dry out between waterings. Room temperature water is best for orchids, as they are a tropical plant, and tend to appreciate humidity.
Pet Friendly? Yes! This plant is non-toxic for your furry friends.

Orchid, Cattleya

Overview: Cattleya orchid are one of the few orchids that will continue to bloom year after year. They are a hearty orchid that can take more abuse than their counterparts, perfect for beginner enthusiasts.

Highlights:
• Perfect for beginner orchid enthusiasts
• Continuous blooming
• Pet friendly!
Light: Cattleya need abundant though not intense light in order to grow and flower well. Growing in an east window is ideal, as the early morning sun is very important, although, a south-facing window will work well as long as it is shaded from harsh winter sun.
Water: Water every week, or when the potting medium feels dry almost to the bottom of the pot. Simply feel with your finger. If in doubt, do not water and wait another day or two.
Pet Friendly? Yes! This plant is non-toxic for your furry friends.

Orchid, Cymbidium

Overview: Cymbidium orchids are known for their cold-tolerant nature and their large blooms clustered on long stems. Their blooms can last up to 3 months.

Highlights:
• Features stunning large blooms
• Likes to stay damp & warm
• Pet friendly!
Light: A southeast- or east-facing window is ideal if you are growing your orchids indoors. Under the proper light conditions, the leaves should appear apple green instead of dark green.
Water: Water every 5-7 days during the spring, summer and fall, ensuring that the potting medium is remaining damp, but not waterlogged. Reduce watering to 7-10 days during winter. These orchids can be quite sensitive to the harsh minerals in tap water, so distilled, rainwater, or reverse-osmosis water is best.
Pet Friendly? Yes! This plant is non-toxic for your furry friends.

Orchid, Miltoniopsis & Miltonia

Overview: Slightly less well-known, Miltoniopsis are a stunning orchid variety that is sometimes called a "pansy orchid" for the shape of its blooms and delicate foliage. Notably, this orchid variety is less heartier than other orchids like Phalaenopsis and require slightly different care.

Highlights:
• Also called a "Pansy Orchid" for their bloom shape
• More delicate than other orchid varieties
• Needs watering every 3-5 days
• Pet friendly!
Light: Like other orchid varieties, Miltonia will thrive in indirect light as their thin foliage will burn in bright light.
Water:Water every 3-5 days, not allowing your Miltoniopsis to dry out between watering, These orchids can be quite sensitive to the harsh minerals in tap water, so distilled, rainwater, or reverse-osmosis water is best.
Pet Friendly? Yes! This plant is non-toxic for your furry friends.

Orchid, Oncidium

Overview:Oncidiums are popular indoor orchids for a very good reason—their large sprays of flowers often sag with dozens of blooms, the shape of the flower resembles a sashaying dress.

Highlights:
• Features large sprays of small blooms
• Prefer bright morning sun & consistent watering.
• Pet friendly!
Light: Oncidiums can handle direct morning light and even prefer bright to very bright conditions. A west- or south-facing window is best.
Water:While some varieties of Oncidium orchids differ in their needs, most need to be watered every 2-10 days. Be sure to use room temperature water when the potting medium is half-dry.
Pet Friendly? Yes! This plant is non-toxic for your furry friends.

Orchid, Paphiopedilum

Overview:Also known as a Lady Slipper Orchid, are unlike any other orchid. They are recognized for their striking appearance, each with a unique pouch and stunning patterning on their leaves and bloom. Not only are they stunning to look at, but are fairly easy to care for once a routine is set.

Highlights:
• Known as Lady Slipper
• Striking appearance with many colorful varieties
• Likes to stay damp and in dappled light
• Pet friendly!
Light:Indirect light is best for Paphiopedilums, so east-facing window with direct sunlight in the mornings, or west- or south-facing windows, work well. Avoid placing them directly on the windowsill as intense direct light will scorch the plant.
Water:Ensure that your orchid stays damp by watering every 5-7 days. If you don't see condensation on the walls of the grow pot, it's time to water. These orchids can be quite sensitive to the harsh minerals in tap water, so distilled, rainwater, or reverse-osmosis water is best.
Pet Friendly? Yes! This plant is non-toxic for your furry friends.