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Orchids for Dummies |  | Authors: Steven Frowine, National Gardening Association
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 65612
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 296
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764567594
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9344
EAN: 9780764567599
ASIN: 0764567594
Publication Date: February 21, 2005
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Product Description
The fun and easy way to grow orchids
Orchids, as anyone who has read Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief or has seen the movie Adaptation knows, inspire a passionate following. And their popularity is rising: according to the USDA, more than 12.7 million orchids were sold in the U.S. last year. Brimming with black-and-white illustrations and 8 pages of color photos, this friendly guide introduces would-be orchid fanciers to today's most popular and intriguing orchid varieties—and shows step by step how to select healthy plants at a nursery or commercial grower, cultivate them successfully at home, promote blooms, create beautiful orchid displays, and even produce hybrids. Alan Koch (Lincoln, CA) is owner of Gold Country Orchids, a company that breeds award-winning miniature and compact Cattleyas and Phalanopsis. His orchids appear regularly at North American orchid shows, and he delivers talks at orchid societies worldwide.
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 Wonderful book with so much info May 23, 2010
Judith S. Moore (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have recently gotten back into growing orchids and had forgot everything I ever knew. I ordered 3 books from Amazon.com (to go along with 4-5 I already had but the "Orchids for dummies" was better than all the others put together. It has so much information beginning with buying the orchids to carring for them properly. I have only had it a couple of weeks ad already I can see some changes in my orchids. A very good buy for the orchid enthusiastist.Amazon always has what I need and I feel safe and comfortable ordering from then.
Orchids for Dummies February 26, 2010
Southern Friend (Pompano Beach)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for 'northerners' that move to the south. You have a whole different list of growing problems here. This book is very easy to follow and find what you need to know.
Great for Dummies September 19, 2009
J.T. (East,MS USA)
I bought it for my mother who got a Orchid,for a present.She carried it back to the florist to try to get the flowers (Blooms) to come back after about 6 months it came back.I think she has got it going her way after reading the book.
 Very useful "how-to" September 12, 2009
C. Calkins
Good basic tutorial for growing orchids. Demystifies orchids and encourages the neophyte to "go for it!"
Helpful book July 31, 2009
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For beginners, it's great. For seasoned orchid growers, it's very informative. I use this book a lot in orchid care & highly recommend it. Very satisfied with purchase as it's user friendly.
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