What orchid books do you recommend?

[camille1585]

Hi!
I'm compiling my christmas wishlist and am looking for some good orchid books. Anybody have any they'd like to recommend?
I already saw on OB a review for "Understanding orchids:An Uncomplicated Guide To Growing The World's Most Exotic Plants" Must have it!

[puddin]

You know the Dummies series, right? There is an Orchid Book for Dummies. I thought that was good.

[Ross]

I would recommend

Timber Press: Miniature Orchids

and

Timber Press: Fragrant Orchids

[tuvoc]

One of my favorites is 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids' by Alec Pridgeon, also from Timber Press.

Kim

[camille1585]

Thanks for the great ideas! I saw the miniature orchids books in a bookstore (written in french), but I prefer them in English... Now to find them in France. I will most likely tell my family to get them off amazon.com to take advantage of the great € to $ exchange rate!

[Ross]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Thanks for the great ideas! I saw the miniature orchids books in a bookstore (written in french), but I prefer them in English... Now to find them in France. I will most likely tell my family to get them off amazon.com to take advantage of the great € to $ exchange rate!

Try Timber Press: Books on gardening, horticulture, botany, natural history, and the Pacific Northwest the publisher. Perhaps they ship overseas?

[quiltergal]

Ross did you end up buying the Miniature Orchid book? I really like it. I think his basic orchid culture in the beginning is also excellent.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Ross did you end up buying the Miniature Orchid book? I really like it. I think his basic orchid culture in the beginning is also excellent.

Yes I did. It is way better (in my opinion) than Rebecca Northern's older book and I also got the one the author has on Fragrant Orchids. Just as good.

[Tsuchibuta]

I second that about the Orchid Fever book, I really enjoyed it. You have to get over the authors great distaste for cities though. Otherwise it is a great book. There really are hundreds of great orchid books and I wouldn't worry about being too picky, they all really say pretty much the same thing just with different pictures. Now if you are into a particular kind or species that's different, but from the sounds of it you seem to just be looking for a general knowledge book. For propagation I like Aaron Hicks book from The orchid seed bank or Orchids from Seed for Pennies in the Kitchen by C. D. Moullon. If you like history then go for A History of the Orchid by Merle A. Reinikka

[camille1585]

These are all really good ideas! I'm looking for books that have general and more advanced info, so most of these are perfect.