Young orchids prefer warm temperatures so they can grow to their fullest potential but are adaptable to more comfortable conditions if tended to properly. Orchids seem to flower at a considerably better growth rate when the temperature drops at night to about five degrees different for a period of 2 to 4 week consecutive weeks.
The young orchids do not require much watering and light is quite essential to the orchid plant. Direct sunlight is not recommended as the leaves will burn and produce brown marks and dark areas make the orchids leaves sag and they will rarely flower.
If you do not have a natural green thumb and growing young orchids sounds like too much work, be sure to visit Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC. Here they can control the temperatures in the Tropical Garden where young orchids grow best and you will find the most stunning orchids that you will ever cross paths with. ... continue below the picture...
Phalaenopsis Orchid, Victoria Butterfly Gardens, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/6.3, exposure time of 1/250 sec. on ISO 200, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 180mm.