{"product_id":"happy-orchid-by-sara-rittershausen","title":"Happy Orchid by Sara Rittershausen","description":"\u003cp\u003eProud new owner of a gorgeous orchid? Learn the essentials of buying orchids, orchid care, and how to keep it flowering beautifully year after year with this bite-size beginner's guide. Did you know that many orchids hate being in direct sunlight? Or that most orchids have a crucial dormant period when their care needs change? Happy Orchid dispels the myths around how to care for orchids, starting with a simple, step-by-step introduction that demonstrates all the essential growing techniques, including how to plant, what food to give them--orchids are fussy eaters!--and how to water and maintain humidity. Then discover more than 120 illustrated profiles of the most desirable orchids to grow: graceful Phalaenopsis, delicate Dendrobium, spectacular Cymbidium, and many more varieties. Each orchid profile lets you know exactly what it needs for optimum growth, including the best spot for them, how often they need repotting, and how to prolong flowering and encourage reflowering. With this book as your guide, you will quickly become an expert on how to grow orchids and be inspired to fill your home with these striking, colorful beauties. Read more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the brand Gifts Visit the Store Food and Drink Visit the Store Shop History gifts Visit the Store\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Publisher Featuring care profiles for more than 125 varieties With step-by-step illustrations and tips for creating attractive displays, you will soon be an expert grower, inspired to fill your home with these exotic and beautiful flowers. Help it Flower, Watch it Flourish Growing in the Wild Orchids grow in, and have become perfectly adapted to, an incredible range of habitats, from tropical rain forests in Central America, Africa, and Asia, to semi-arid regions in Australia and temperate grassland in Europe. They often thrive where other plants struggle: clinging to trees or rocks, surviving cold weather at high altitudes, or happy in lowland heat. Orchid Care Strong, healthy orchids produce the best blooms. The way to encourage flowering is to water and feed your plant correctly, so that its leaves and pseudobulbs grow and mature enough to form blooms each year. Ensuring that there are seasonal changes in temperature, and good winter lights, also helps orchids to flower reliably. Preventing Pests By keeping a close eye on your orchids you will quickly notice any pests and be able to deal with them promptly. Keep any affected plants quarantined from healthy plants until the pest is cleared. It is good practice to mist regularly, wipe leaves on both sides to keep them clean, and remove any dying flowers and leaves, which can harbor pests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48155672674489,"sku":"1465477012","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7871\/0713\/files\/81n_lmZpgOL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1784250413","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuybook.com\/products\/happy-orchid-by-sara-rittershausen","provider":"BestBuyBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}