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Paphiopedilum (Lady Slippers) Orchids: Types, How to Grow and Care

Paphiopedilums, otherwise known as lady slippers orchids or Venus’ Slipper orchids, are ornamental plants that you can easily recognize even from afar. Of all orchid types, they have the most prominent pouch-like lip that resembles a slipper, hence the name. Like other popular orchids, such as the moth orchids, cattleyas, and dendrobiums, these gardener-favorites come …

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Cymbidium (Boat) Orchids: Types, How to Grow and Care

By Myrell Josue / Flowers

Are you fascinated with orchids? If yes, then you’re probably aware of cymbidium orchids or more popularly known as boat orchids. Boat orchids are one of the most beautiful types of exotic flowers frequently used in flower arrangements and corsages. Although they are more demanding than the other types of orchids grown as houseplants, their …

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Phalaenopsis (Moth) Orchids: Types, How to Grow and Care

By Myrell Josue / Flowers

Phalaenopsis, otherwise known as moth orchids or butterfly orchids, are a popular type of orchid that many flower enthusiasts adore. Though orchids, in general, flaunt a striking appearance, the dramatic flower spikes of phals make them stand out. Each long and arching flower spike displays many blooms at a time, and their large, moth-like flowers …

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Dendrobium Orchids: Types, How To Grow and Care

By Myrell Josue / Flowers

Dendrobiums or dendrobium orchids are one of the most popular orchid types among home growers and orchid enthusiasts. Mainly cultivated for their flowers or as a decorative house plant, these exotic beauties produce showy and delicate blooms in varying colors, including creamy white, green, purple, and pink. Many dendrobium types exist, and they vary in …

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Cattleya Orchids: Facts, Different Varieties, and How to Grow and Care

By Myrell Josue / Flowers

Cattleya, or also called corsage orchids and Queen of the Orchids, is one of the most popular types of orchids. For most people, the word orchid is almost always synonymous with cattleyas – that’s how popular this orchid type is than the others. Cattleya orchids flaunt a stunning appearance that many plant enthusiasts couldn’t resist. …

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10 Common Types of Orchids for Your Home and Garden

By Myrell Josue / Flowers

With their undeniably unique yet elegant appearance, orchid flowers have quickly become one of the most recognizable ornamental plants. Adding to their exotic beauty is their easy-to-care nature and long-lasting blooms that make these flowers popular among house plant hobbyists and gardeners all over the world. Orchids flowers offer different types in a plethora of …

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Myrtle Flowering Plant: Different Types, How To Grow and Care

By Eugenia Tovar / Flowers

Did you know that Myrtle flowers were named after the Greek word ‘’myrrh’’, which means ‘’balm and liquid incense?’’ It is a perfect name, considering an essential oil can be produced with these flowers. Myrtle plants belong to the Myrtaceae family of flowers and the Myrtus genus. They can be found in the North African …

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Dahlia Flowers: Different Types, How To Plant, Grow and Care

By Eugenia Tovar / Flowers

There’s a saying that goes ‘’Once you grow a dahlia, you would like to grow more’’. Learning to identify all types of dahlias can be difficult, mainly because there are thousands of them. However, with this guide, you’ll start learning everything you need to know about dahlias, this way you will now be able to …

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60 Best Types of Purple Flowering Plants You Should Know

By Lyudmila / Flowers

Purple color is the result of mixing calm blue and passionate red. It is often associated with royalty, nobility, power and luxurious life. It is not a color that can be found in nature regularly which makes some cultures believe that it has sacred meaning [1]. The Purple Color and Its Meaning Purple flowers are …

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Heather and Heath Flowers: Different Plant Varieties and Interesting Facts

By Eugenia Tovar / Flowers

Flowers exist to balance nature, to feed animals, and to make humans feel happy and at ease with their beautiful fragrance, colors, shapes, and forms (1). Throughout the evolution of our species, flowers have always been connected to our lives as well, as they help us to have a physical representation of how our inner …

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