{"id":37864,"date":"2021-05-09T03:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T11:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=37864"},"modified":"2021-05-14T20:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T04:33:59","slug":"what-to-do-with-a-mothers-day-orchid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/09\/what-to-do-with-a-mothers-day-orchid\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do with a Mother’s Day Orchid"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Phalaenopsis<\/a>\"Phalaenopsis<\/a>\"Phalaenopsis,<\/a><\/p>\n

Mother’s Day is a day for moms, and also a day for orchids. If you’re gazing at a new orchid gift, and wondering what to do with it, don’t worry. Most orchids don’t deserve their finicky reputations, and aren’t tough to grow. The most commonly sold types are Moth Orchids<\/a>, like those in the row of photos above. They enjoy typical household temperatures<\/a>, bright light<\/a> but not full sun<\/a>, and good humidity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Paphiopedilum<\/a>\"Paphiopedilum<\/a>\"Paphiopedilum,<\/a><\/p>\n

Lady Slippers<\/a>, illustrated in the three pictures above, are also popular. Most varieties need care similar to Moth Orchids, but some prefer slightly cooler temperatures.<\/p>\n

\"Oncidium<\/a>\"Oncidium<\/a>\"Oncidium<\/a><\/p>\n

Dancing Lady Orchids<\/a> feature masses of small blooms. Many hybrids are available, including the chocolate-scented Oncidium Sharry Baby, shown in the middle photo above. These plants want some direct sun to grow well. For more basic orchid care info, check these tips.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mother’s Day is a day for moms, and also a day for orchids. If you’re gazing at a new orchid gift, and wondering what to do with it, don’t worry. Most orchids don’t deserve their finicky reputations, and aren’t tough to grow. The most commonly sold types are Moth Orchids, like those in the row […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37864"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37902,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37864\/revisions\/37902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}