{"id":4513,"date":"2010-09-11T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-12T00:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2011-03-17T13:09:11","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T21:09:11","slug":"terrestrial-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/11\/terrestrial-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrestrial Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the incredible size and diversity of the orchid family, surprises abound. So when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/index.html\">basic orchid care info<\/a> says that orchids are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/17\/up-a-tree-2\/\">epiphytes, or air plants<\/a>, keep in mind that there are exceptions to the rule. Some orchid varieties are terrestrials, or ground orchids, and grow in soil. Terrestrials grow in forests, meadows, grasslands, marshes, and alongside  streams and rivers. While most commonly sold orchids are epiphytes, there are also many terrestrial varieties.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cymbidium.html\">Cymbidium<\/a><\/li>\n<li>some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobium<\/a> varieties<\/li>\n<li>some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/epidendrum.html\">Epidendrum<\/a> varieties<\/li>\n<li>some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/paphiopedilum.html\">Lady Slipper<\/a> varieties<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/04\/arundina-an-orchid-weed\/\">Arundina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/28\/spathoglottis\/\">Spathoglottis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/20\/sobralia\/\">Sobralia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/19\/jewel-orchid\/\">Jewel Orchids like Ludisia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/24\/malaxis\/\">Malaxis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cypripedium_kentuckiense_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4687\" title=\"Cypripedium flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cypripedium_kentuckiense_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cypripedium flower\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cypripedium_kentuckiense_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cypripedium_kentuckiense_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cypripedium_kentuckiense_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAlmost all orchid varieties outside the tropics, in climates ranging from temperate  to frigid, are terrestrials. They have thick roots, tubers, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/12\/pseudobulb\/\">pseudobulbs<\/a>, and go through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">a dormant period<\/a> when they drop their leaves.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bletilla_striata_640px.jpg\">Bletilla<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/05\/stream-orchid\/\">Epipactis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/21\/orchis\/\">Orchis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Pleione_x_confusa_Golden_Gate_640px.jpg\">Pleione<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/25\/pterostylis\/\">Pterostylis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/25\/thunia\/\">Thunia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bletilla_striata_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4689\" title=\"Bletilla flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bletilla_striata_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Bletilla flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bletilla_striata_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bletilla_striata_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bletilla_striata_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Pleione_x_confusa_Golden_Gate_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4688\" title=\"Pleione flower and leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Pleione_x_confusa_Golden_Gate_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Pleione flower and leaves\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Pleione_x_confusa_Golden_Gate_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Pleione_x_confusa_Golden_Gate_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Pleione_x_confusa_Golden_Gate_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSome varieties need special soil conditions, but others, like Bletillas and Cymbidiums, can grow in regular garden beds. Most enjoy frequent waterings during their growing seasons. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/potting.html\">Repot<\/a> terrestrials in fresh soil every 2-3 years. And don&#8217;t be surprised when orchids don&#8217;t always follow the rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the incredible size and diversity of the orchid family, surprises abound. So when basic orchid care info says that orchids are epiphytes, or air plants, keep in mind that there are exceptions to the rule. Some orchid varieties are terrestrials, or ground orchids, and grow in soil. Terrestrials grow in forests, meadows, grasslands, marshes, [&hellip;]<\/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":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-growing","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4513","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=4513"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4746,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4513\/revisions\/4746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}