I've had several orchids for more than 20 years, but never got into much of the technical stuff. I bought most of them as "orphans" in home improvement centers and many took years to recover and grow. I've tried many different things over the years, and understand what most of mine prefer, but it's been very difficult to discover even their general family names so I could improve on the care I give them.
I've looked at literally thousands of orchid pictures and bought many book, but there are almost never any photographs that include the leaves or the whole plant. That would make identifying these things so much easier.
I have now identified the "Lady Slipper" as an Paphiopedilum, and have a dozen different Phalaenopsis. One Dendrobium has been with me the longest, and one oncidium which has only bloomed twice in the last ten years. There are several others I can't quite figure out. If I knew what they were... I could take better care of them and maybe enjoy some more blooms.
For now, the Phalaenopsis are doing wonderfully, so that is my yardstick.
Does anyone know where I might find a better guide to identification that includes pictures of the whole plants and detailed photos of leaves as well as the flowers?
I'm enjoying looking through the threads and posts here, and look forward to participating more... once I know better what the heck I'm talking about.
Need pictures showing whole plant or leaves
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