The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids: The Art and Science to Grow Your

Philip Seaton is an expert orchid grower, conservationist and lecturer and author of three books on the subject with Kew publishing. He is Secretary of the Orchid Specialist Group (OSG) and an honorary Research Assistant at Kew. At Kidderminster College, Philip lectures on seed growing techniques both in the UK and Latin America, and has co-authored landmark scientific papers on the subject.

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INTRODUCTION TO GROWING ORCHIDS PLANTS Angraecum magdalenae Tulip orchid Barkeria spectabilis Hyacinth orchid PROJECT 1: CREATING AN ORCHID MINI-MEADOW Brassavola perrinii Spider orchid Bulbophyllum comosum Bulbophyllum echinolabium PROJECT 2: GROWING TROPICAL ORCHIDS FROM A FLASK OF SEEDLINGS Evergreen calanthe Tropical calanthe Cambria Cattleya cernua Cattleya trianae PROJECT 3: COMPANION PLANTING ON A WINDOWSILL Coelia bella Coelogyne cristata Cuitlauzina pendula Cymbidium lowianum PROJECT 4: REPOTTING A CYMBIDIUM Showy orchid Dancing lady PROJECT 5: REPOTTING A CYPRIPEDIUM Cyrtochilum macranthum Common spotted orchid PROJECT 6: GROWING A DACTYLORHIZA FROM SEED Dendrobium bigibbum Dendrobium cuthbertsonii Dendrobium kingianum Noble orchid Dendrobium speciosum Pride of Table Mountain Vampire orchid Chatterbox orchid Guaria morada Habenaria medusa PROJECT 7: GROWING ORCHIDS IN A BASKET Laelia anceps Lepanthes calodictyon Leptotes bicolor Jewel orchid Lycaste aromatica Masdevallia hybrids Masdevallia rosea Maxillaria tenuifolia PROJECT 8: MOUNTING ORCHIDS ON BARK Pansy orchid Columbian pink pansy orchid Princess Alexandra's oncidium Oncidium ornithorhynchum Bee orchid Asian slipper orchid PROJECT 9: TRAINING FLOWER SPIKES Moth orchid Phalaenopsis schilleriana South American slipper orchid PROJECT 10: MAKING A CORSAGE Pleione formosana Cockleshell orchid Butterfly orchid Blunt greenhood Restrepia striata Foxtail orchid PROJECT 11: PLANTING UP A TERRARIUM Sarcochilus hartmannii Sobralia macrantha Stanhopea tigrina Stelis emarginata Stenoglottis fimbriata Vanda ampullacea PROJECT 12: POLLINATING ORCHIDS Blue vanda Wind orchid Vanilla orchid Zygopetalum mackayi Where to see orchids Orchid conservation Troubleshooting What to do when Index Acknowledgments