{"id":13095,"date":"2014-04-02T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T18:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13095"},"modified":"2014-04-02T01:26:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T08:26:59","slug":"growing-vanda-orchids-with-no-compost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/house-greenhouse-plants\/growing-vanda-orchids-with-no-compost\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Vanda Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maxful\/5220364272\/\" title=\"vanda-paperbark by maxful, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5161\/5220364272_03d4988283.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"vanda-paperbark\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For growing Vanda orchids all you need is warmth and humidity although a foliar feed is often beneficial. Vandas are tropical orchids that live on trees with the aerial roots hanging free.<\/p>\n<h3>Simple Growing Method<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Grow Vandas in a tall cylindrical vase with the roots trailing to the bottom. Wedge the shallow pot holding the crown in the top.<\/li>\n<li>In summer fill the vase with tepid water and leave for 25 minutes then pour it all out.<\/li>\n<li>Every fortnight add some Orchid food to the water.<\/li>\n<li>Grow the Vanda at 60 degrees Fahrenheit or above<\/li>\n<li>Vandas grown in baskets or high temperatures require watering more often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blumenbiene\/5201607515\/\" title=\"Vanda Orchideen by blumenbiene, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5243\/5201607515_23aa6cd257.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" alt=\"Vanda Orchideen\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What is a Vanda Orchid<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vandas flower in  rich colors, including blue, purple, red, orange and yellow. <\/li>\n<li>The flower spikes usually carry 8 to 10 blooms and last for several weeks. <\/li>\n<li>These Dutch grow Vandas are displayed in a light window situation.<\/li>\n<li>The distinctive strap like leaves form a stem as they develop and grow. The flower spike rises from the base of the leaves.<\/li>\n<li>The shallow pot is their to add stability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/njutika\/3032707160\/\" title=\"Vanda by NjuTIKA, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3044\/3032707160_0ecda73937.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Vanda\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What are Ascocendas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ascocendas are a cross between Vandas and Ascocentrum\n<li>Most find their origin in Thailand, Myanmar, India, Java and the Philippines.<\/li>\n<li>They are also evergreen  epiphytes with an upright leaves. <\/li>\n<li>They can bloom twice or three times a year with long lasting flowers.<\/li>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<strong>Credits<\/strong><br \/>\nvanda-paperbark by maxful CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\nVanda Orchideen by blumenbiene CC BY 2.0<br \/>\nVanda by NjuTIKA, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vandas are evergreen  epiphytes with an upright leaves and strong coloured flowers held on an upright spike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-13095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-house-greenhouse-plants","tag-orchid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}