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Orchids are the largest and most highly evolved family of flowering plants in the world. Orchids can be extremely easy to care for and fun to grow, and are a lovely addition to any home or office.



Cattleyas are among the most commonly grown orchids, and their culture is often used as the basis for comparison with other types of orchids. Like most other cultivated orchids, cattleyas are epiphytes, or air plants. They have well-developed water-storage organs (called pseudobulbs) and large, fleshy roots. They should be potted in a porous, free-draining medium. The most commonly used are fir bark, shredded tree-fern fiber, various types of rock, processed coconut fiber and lately, mixes based on peat moss and perlite. Keep out of cold, dry air while in bloom.

try to put forest compost and to avoide cow dung and give the morning sunshine to your orchid. Put water at root level only.