Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Question and Answer >> Plant Species >> Orchids

Best Beginner Orchid Book: Home Orchid Growing by Rebecca Tyson Northen

Derick, new to orchids, asked for book recommendations. Expert named Home Orchid Growing by Rebecca Tyson Northen (Fourth Edition, 1990) as the best comprehensive beginner's guide. Earlier editions are also excellent.

Orchids: Recommended Reading for Cymbidium, Miltoniopsis, and Neofinetia Orchids; Recommended Orchid Books and Societies; Orchids Not Reblooming: Annual Cycle & Rest Period; Can You Root Cut Orchid Flowers? No—But Here's What to Do Instead; First Orchid for an 11-Year-Old: Phalaenopsis, Books, and Cold Transport; Orchid Identification Resources for Beginners: Books, Websites, Societies; Dendrobium Canes Dried Out: Dead or Dormant? Book Recommendation; Supermarket Orchid Heat Damage: Dendrobium vs. Phalaenopsis Recovery; Reviving Two Mysterious Dead Orchids: Basic Care and Future Selection; Phalaenopsis Orchid After Blooming: To Cut or Not to Cut the Spike?

Garden Articles

Preventing Orchid Stress: Match Species to Environment

Orchids Cannot Be Rooted from Cuttings in Water

Choosing the Right Phalaenopsis Orchid Book: Expert Advice

Rubber Landscape Mulch for Orchids? Not Recommended

New Orchid Owner: Identifying Dendrobium vs. Phalaenopsis

Orchid Identification Challenge: Thousands of Species and Hybrids

Keep Orchids Blooming: The 7-Day Guide to Success

Plants

Phalaenopsis Orchid Care After Blooming: Repotting and Reblooming

Pressing Orchid Flowers for Bookmarks and Encouraging Rebloom

Removing a Mature Phalaenopsis Keiki: 12-Inch Roots, 7 Months Attached, 3 Blooms

Orchid Overwatering in Ventura: Star Orchid Rescue and Phalaenopsis Care

Orchid Reblooming: Annual Cycle and the Repotting Key

Repotting Unknown Orchids: Why Regular Potting Soil Fails

Phalaenopsis 4-Week Bloom Drop & Yellow Spike: Overwatering Suspect