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Author:   Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ,  Philip Seaton
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Frances Lincoln
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781805700340

ISBN 10:   1805700340
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has cultivated plants for more than 250 years. Today, Kew's horticulturists grow over 19,000 species of plants in the gardens - the most diverse collection in the world.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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