By Rejoice Matthews

For orchid enthusiasts, beginners and experts alike, to buy orchids entails a careful selection process. The elegant beauty of an orchid with attractive colors and shapes can be very tempting but you must be prudent when selecting which ones to buy to ensure that you will bring home the best orchids suitable for you and your house’s environmental conditions. Arm yourself with all the necessary information so that you can easily choose the right orchid. The following guideline can help you make the best decision.

1) Assess the extent of care which you can possibly provide your orchid. – Orchids are exotic houseplants with various requirements depending on the specie and hybrid. Some of these may need extra care and special conditions which you must be ready to provide to make sure that they grow and bloom healthily. Examine your house conditions and see if you can pick an orchid which can thrive in your environmental settings. For instance, if the orchid needs enough sunlight but the place where you live cannot provide this, then you must choose a different orchid which is suitable for your location. If the plant needs 80% humidity, you cannot simply put it inside your room. Take note: you can’t expect an orchid to bloom with vibrant healthy colors if you can’t meet its required conditions. Ask the orchid caretaker about the specifications of each orchid and seek suggestions to buy orchids that are best for you. The Moth Orchid or Phalaenopsis is usually the best type of orchid to buy for beginners.

2) Select orchids which are not in bloom yet. – Many people tend to buy blooming orchids which seem quite lovely to look at but this is actually not the ideal type of plant to buy. Most orchids use up a lot of energy just to bloom which eventually leads to an early death after a few years of consecutive blooming. Hence, if you want to maintain an alive orchid for a longer time, then it would be best to buy those which aren’t in bloom yet. However, if you really like to bring home a blooming orchid, well you can; just select the ones with lots of unopened buds.

3) Select mature orchids. – This is a different aspect than what has been mentioned above. A mature orchid is one which has already been grown for a while. This will be easier for novice orchid growers to skip the tedious tasks of caring for young orchids. The orchid which you must pick should be mature enough but not yet in bloom. This way, you can still enjoy taking care of your orchid and be delighted when it blooms sooner.. This is a good start for beginners. Eventually, you will learn the accurate ways to take care of various types of orchids.

4) Carefully pick healthy orchids. – Before you go the counter and bring home that precious orchid, examine its features carefully. Check if the leaves and bulbs are turgid and firm. The leaves must have grassy green color. The roots must be green or silvery-green and firm. See to it that there is a moist potting mix. If you want to buy those with flowers, check if the flowers look fresh and there are plump buds. Choose an orchid with mostly unopened buds so that you can enjoy the bloom for a longer time. Overall, the plant must be healthy.

For orchid enthusiasts, beginners and experts alike, to buy orchids entails a careful selection process. The elegant beauty of an orchid with attractive colors and shapes can be very tempting but you must be prudent when selecting which ones to buy to ensure that you will bring home the best orchids suitable for you and your house’s environmental conditions. Arm yourself with all the necessary information so that you can easily choose the right orchid. The following guideline can help you make the best decision.

About the Author: Rejoice is an orchid expert. For more information on

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