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Color Baby Names Survey!?
I got this idea from Emmy Jo. Pick one name from each line that you would use for a girl. Enjoy!
1. Amber, Auburn, Tangerine, Yhato.
2. Bianca, Azure, Mauve, Opal.
3. Blanche, Hazel, Coral, Violet.
4. Crimson, Teal, Goldie, Beige.
5. Fuchsia, Ivory, Amethyst, Jade.
6. Ruby, Sienna, Scarlett, Lilac.
7. Noire, Onyx, Prunella, Beryl.
8. Affery, Celeste, Ebony, Emerald.
9. Garnett, Heather, Kala, Mahogany.
10. Saffron, Sapphire, Tawny, Xantha.
Thanks for the answers and stars so far everyone!
And this is just for fun. There are only a few names on there that I would name a child.
Amber
Bianca
Violet
Crimson
Jade
Scarlett
Noire
Celeste
Heather
Tawny
Growing Orchids Indoors
If you've just bought or acquired your first orchid, here's how to best grow and care for your orchid, to keep it healthy and stunningly beautiful.
You probably have a Phalaenopsis (fal-uh-NOP-sis) also known as phal, moth, or ice orchid. Phals are the most common orchids available in home and garden centers, and now even supermarkets. These instructions also apply to any epiphytic (tree or rock clinging) orchid such as epidendrum, cattleya, and most species of oncidium and dendrobium. Check the tag on your orchid. If there's no tag or you're not sure, here's a guide: if the soil is chunks of bark or moss rather than typical houseplant soil, it's an epiphytic orchid.
Orchid blooms are exceptionally long lasting. Phal flowers last from 2 to 4 months, sometimes as long as 6. Cattleyas last a month. Some bloom once a year, and others several times. Epidendrums are everblooming – as soon as one bloom is over another takes its place. Stunning and long-lasting blooms are a major reason why orchids are so popular.
Orchid scents vary widely from subtle to strong. Some even have delightfully familiar aromas such as raspberry, coconut, lilac, citrus, and even chocolate. With over 30,000 species and 100,000 hybrids, there's an orchid for anyone's taste. But orchids are different from traditional houseplants when it comes to care.
Picture a tropical rainforest. This is the home of your orchid - moisture all around with high humidity and frequent rainfall, heat that dries everything between each rainfall, and bright 12-hour sunlight never direct but rather dappled and filtered by the forest canopy. Your orchid is growing on the bark of a tree or clinging to branches or rocks.
You need to approximate this climate, but don't despair! There are easy ways to come close-enough! Phals are particularly wonderful because of all orchids, they are least fussy about their environment. But you'll be surprised at how close you can come to creating tropical conditions simply and inexpensively.
First, that strange potting soil is crucial. Chunks of bark or loose moss are not some cheep way to save on potting soil. Epiphytic orchid roots are fascinating. They are made to absorb moisture from the air and even to turn sunlight into food. They don't grow in the ground or like to be surrounded by darkness like a typical houseplant. They like air circulating around them. And though they love a humid environment, they utterly hate continuous water around their roots which will cause rot.
Take your phal, pot and all, and place it in the sink. Let tepid water run over it for about 15 seconds once every week or so, preferably in the morning. If your climate is particularly hot or dry you may need to water every 4 or 5 days. That chunky, light soil medium allows the water to rush over the roots and immediately out the bottom of the pot, soaking the roots and flushing away harmful deposits, just like a tropical rainfall.
Your orchid may have watering instructions to just add an ice cube daily or a few once a week – this is fine but to make your orchid really happy, do a sink watering at least once a month to perform that all-important flushing away of accumulating water deposits.
Normal home and office temperatures are fine – 60's at night and 70's during the day. When orchid blooms are done, it will need a cool spell in order to bloom again. Using the ice cube method described above creates just enough cool sensation around the roots to trigger reblooming.
Here's a trick for creating high humidity around your orchid without making the rest of your home uncomfortable! Simply place your orchid, pot and all, on top of a bed of stones on a tray or deep dish. Keep the stones wet almost to the top of the stones. Be sure that roots and pot do not directly touch water. The constant evaporation creates higher humidity just around your orchid.
For perfect light place your orchid in an east facing window or where light is bright and constant, but any direct light is filtered by a white shade or curtain. Direct sun will cause sunburn. Orchid leaves will generally tell you when light is too much or too little. Cattleya leaves, for instance, turn jade green if they don't get enough light. Yellow leaves on an orchid generally mean too much light or an orchid disease or not enough fertilizer.
And finally, all orchids like a very mild diluted fertilizer on a regular basis such as every other week. Typical plant food is fine, but whatever the mixing instructions, cut them in half or a quarter. Never use fertilizer sticks or beads because they provide too much fertilizer.
There you have it and not so hard after all! Take a little time to explore the optimum growing conditions for your particular orchid so that you can adjust these guidelines and considerably increase your orchid's blooming and lifespan. While you're at it, check out the fascinating history of orchids and their strange and rare specimens. Orchids witnessed dinosaurs! Vanilla extract is an orchid and the first European to taste it was Cortez when he met the Aztec emperor! The oldest evidence of pollen is from an orchid – found on the back of a fossilized bee! Orchids have created vast personal wealth and nearly destroyed the Japanese empire! Men have spent their entire lives searching for the mysterious black orchid! Welcome to the amazing beauty and world of the orchid.
About the Author
Jan Gilbert is an author for the Orchid Growing Center at http://www.SecretLifeOfOrchids.com. This website is a free resource for orchid lovers of all ages and levels of experience. The mission of the Center is to make orchid growing easy and inexpensive, and to educate the public about the stunning beauty, fascinating history, and endless adventure in the wild world of orchids.
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