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All about orchids and how to grow them __ Learn about the society, its history, projects, and goals. You will find a potting demonstration and other information about growing orchids as houseplants. - illustrated - From orchid.org.uk - http://www.orchid.org.uk/ 

Australasian Native Orchid Society Inc __ "We are dedicated to the cultivation, conservation and scientific study of native orchids in the Australasian region." Information about the plants and about the Society. - From Australasian Native Orchid Society - http://www.anos.org.au/ 

Cypripedium __ Website about lady's slipper orchids where you can get some planting advice, and view photos. - illustrated - From w-frosch.onlinehome.de - http://www.w-frosch.onlinehome.de/menu_e.htm 

Discover Orchids __ Here you may learn how to grow orchids. Also find how ladybugs can help keep your plants pest-free. There is information about flasking, wild orchids, Palmetto bugs and more with links to related materials. - illustrated - From DiscoverOrchids.com - http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=255888&ck= 

The Exotics...Give Em a Try __ "Growing the exotic plants like the Orchids, or the Bird of Paradise, are a bit of a challenge. You can grow them too with a few basic instructions." Here you will find the instructions and an introduction to the plants. - illustrated - From Unknown - http://www.angelfire.com/il/plumeria/exotic.html 
 
Growing Orchids __ "Orchids are also one of the most adaptable plant groups on earth. Some Australian orchids grow entirely underground, and many tropical jungle orchids grow in the upper branches of trees. Tundra, rainforest, mountain, grassy plain, desert and swamp environments contain numerous orchid species." You can learn how to grow them all. - From University of Georgia - http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/horticulture/orchids.html 

Growing orchids and keeping orchids __ "Growing orchids at home - includes growing guides, propagation techniques, news, forum, events and more" - illustrated - From easyorchids.co.uk - http://www.easyorchids.co.uk/ 

Growing the Perfect Orchid __ You will find growing and watering tips, photos of exotic orchids, and other suggestions for orchid gardeners. - illustrated - From homestore.com - http://www.homestore.com/HomeGarden/Gardening/Features/Flowers/Orchids.asp?poe=homestore 

House Plant Guide to Growing Orchids, the Queen of Flowers __ "For many years most people considered orchids to be a 'greenhouse only' plant. Some varieties may be difficult to grow, and therefore best left to greenhouse culture, but there are many varieties which, when given the appropriate conditions and care will do quite well in a home environment. Unfortunately, due to the fact that there are over 1700 varieties of orchids, I will only be able to cover their basic, general care on this page." - illustrated - From thegardenhelper.com - http://www.thegardenhelper.com/orchid.html
 
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia __ "the world's largest single reference site on orchid species, how to grow, where they are found, what they are called, when they bloom" - illustrated - From orchidspecies.com - http://www.orchidspecies.com/

NATURE. Obsession With Orchids | PBS __ "No flowering plant has captured the attention of humans, or stirred their passions, in quite the way that orchids have. In past ages, orchids -- in all their 20,000 or so wild varieties -- have been hunted and collected in almost every part of the world." Learn how some orchids use ingenious methods to ensure they are pollinated by bees and other insects. You can also read the story of an "orchid thief." - illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/orchids/ 

Orchid Conservatory Home Page __ "Orchids are virtually un-matched either in range of expression or delicacy of nuance and the following pages feature various attempts to photograph them." - illustrated - From Alan Fraser - http://members.cox.net/alansfraser/orchids/ 
 
The Orchid House - Information for the Orchid Hobbyist __ From growing basics to show rules and regulations, you will find many click-to-read articles and resources. - illustrated - From Jerry Bolce - http://jubilation.uwaterloo.ca/~jerry/orchids/ 

The Orchid Mall - Everything in Orchids __ You will find links to societies, plant sources, articles, essays, photo's, classified ads, and vendors. - From Chadwick/Whitlow Enterprise - http://www.orchidmall.com/index.htm 

Royal Horticultural Society - Gardening Advice: Growing Orchids __ "This page contains information on growing odontoglossum and paphiopedilum orchids." - illustrated - From rhs.org.uk - http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0102/orchid.asp 

Vivi's Orchids - monthly orchid growing information, orchid photos, orchid stories, and orchid shows, orchid events and orchid information, published continuously since September 10, 1995 __ That is the longest page title I have posted yet. But you will find everything mentioned and much more. - illustrated - From viviorchids.com - http://viviorchids.com/index.html 
 

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