Hawaiian Orchid Plants

 

2" Potted Plants

Hawaiian Cattleya Orchid

The aristocrat of flowers is what I've been called by some.  I've been developed into thousands of hybrids and may be found in a wide range of color.  The  traditional lavender is now accompanied by whites, brilliant reds, shades of orange, yellows and even green.  In the past, I was considered a corsage flower and given on special occasions to very, very special people.  More and more, however, I'm used in cut flower arrangements or given as a flowering plant.  Because my plant can tolerate varying cultures and can stand some mistreatment, it is a very good choice for the novice.

Growing instructions will come with plant.

Growing instructions:  Use a well-drained potting mixture of tree bark, tree fern and perlite or use our Hawaiian Volcanic Cinder Lava Rocks instead.  My plant is a sun lover so a western or southern exposure is needed.  The ideal temperatures should be 60F at night and 85F during the day.  Humidity should range between 30 to 40 percent.  Success with my plant depends largely upon watering practices.  Give a complete soaking followed by drying. Feed with a liquid fertilizer twice a month during spring and summer and once a month in fall.  Do not feed in winter.

Hawaiian Strap-Leaf Vanda Orchid

I made my way to Hawaii from the Phillipines, Malaysia and Himalayas, but it is here I'm grown extensively as a commercial crop.  I bloom on upright spikes which sprout from between strap-shaped leaves, hence, the name strap-leaf vanda.  Each spike will produce 3-12 flowers and last a long time.  Around 20 to 30 days, in perfect form.

Growing instructions will come with plant.

Growing instructions:  Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark mixed with large perlite or our Hawaiian Volcanic Cinder Lava Rocks and hardwood charcoal for drainage.  Seedlings grow nicely with diffuse sun or under broad-spectrum-flourescent tubes.  Mature vandas do best in a green house and outdoors in full sun during the summer in temperate climates.  My plant will thrive with 60 to 70 percent humidity and temperatures of 65F to 70F at nights; if the day temperature is over 90F, keep the humidity high.  Fertilize when my plant is making new leaves with a timed release 14-14-14 fertilizer.  Also, occasional applications of water-soluble fertilizers diluted to half strength.

 

Hawaiian Phalaenopsis Orchid

My name comes from the classic Greek and means "moth-like".  I bloom up to a dozen flowers on a graceful arch which gives the illusion of butterflies in flight.  My flowers last up to 2 months and the succession of blooms on a single plant may produce flowers for more than half the year.  I have been told that I'm among the loveliest of all spray orchids. 

Growing instructions will come with plant.

Growing instructions:  Please plant in fir bark or osmunda and keep moist but never soggy.  I prefer 60 to 70 percent humidity and temperatures of 65F at night and 80F during the day.  I'm a shade-loving plant and happiest with 50 percent shade.  Never water me at night or I'll die.  Feed me with a liquid fertlizer weekly.  An east window is ideal.

Hawaiian Dendrobium Orchid

There are about 1,500 species, as well as several hundred hybrids of me.  I come from places such as India, Australia, Japan, China and other Asian tropics and islands of the Pacific.  Ny name Dendrobium stems from classic Greek and means "living on a tree".  Most of the species are tree dwellers, but I will do nicely in a pot grown indoors.  I've been quite popular with islanders for a long time.  They plant me on their fern trees because I'm a good bloomer and easy to care for.

Growing instructions will come with plant.

Growing instructions:  I enjoy bright light and 50 to 60 percent humidity.  Plant me in fir bark or tree fern mixes with a 2" layer of drainage material like our Hawaiian Volcanic Cinder Lava Rocks at the bottom of a clay pot.  When growing, I can use almost constant moisture as long as drainage is good and air circulation is constant.  Fertilize me every other watering with a liquid fertilizer.  No fertilizer, please when I'm leafless.  Ideal temperatures are 50F at night to bloom and 85F during the day.

 

Hawaiian Vanda Orchid

I'm a hybrid cross made about 1890 by a Mr. Joaquim of Singapore.  I was brought to Hawaii around 1930 but did not become world famous until 1946 when I was marketed in the U.S.  I was first used as a lei flower in 1938 and eventually became very popular.  Hilo and Puna districts of the Big Island of Hawaii are main centers of commercially grown vandas.  I have light lavender petals and a dark lavender lip, and I last and last and last.

Growing instructions will come with plant.

Growing instructions:  Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark mixed with large perlite or our Hawaiian Volcanic Cinder Lava Rocks and hardwood charcoal for drainage.  Seedlings grow nicely with diffuse sun or under broad-spectrum fluorescent tubes.  Mature vandas do best in a greenhouse and outdoors in full sun during the summer in temperate climates.  My plant will thrive with 60 to 70 percent humidity and temperatures of 65F to 70F at nights; if over 90F, keep humidity high.  Fertilize with a timed release 14-14-14 fertilizer when they are making new leaves and occasional applications of water-soluble fertilizers diluted to half strength.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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