Growing orchids on trees

If you’re hoping to add a dynamic plant to your outdoor garden space, with showy blooms, an orchid tree might be exactly what you need.

Krystal Duran on Instagram: "Orchid are epiphytes. They grow on top of other plants and are not anchored in the soil. Epiphytes take up their nutrients from water, air, and debris around them. Living in Indiana, fall and winter temperatures get less than 55 degrees consistently which would prevent us from being able to anchor orchids or other plants to trees so this will just have to do. When choosing a board, choose one that is rot resistant. I used cork bark since it doesn’t rot but…

Orchids (_Orchidaceae_) grow naturally throughout the United States, but epiphytic orchids -- which grow on trees -- are subtropical or tropical plants. Only trees in locations with warm winters can serve as hosts for epiphytic orchids.

Orchids (_Orchidaceae_) grow naturally throughout the United States, but epiphytic orchids -- which grow on trees -- are subtropical or tropical plants. Only trees in locations with warm winters can serve as hosts for epiphytic orchids.

In South Florida, you can grow orchids attached to trees in your yard. Here is our guide to show you how to grow orchids on your trees.

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9 Best Orchids for South Florida Orchids are popular flowering plants among homeowners and gardeners because they are exotic and beautiful, with so many species and hybrids to choose from. Different species thrive in different growing conditions, so some orchids may be easy to grow, while some are quite challenging. There are also orchids that […]

Orchids grow on trees! Learn how you can grow these epiphytes in your trees. They are easier to care for and grow to become specimen plants.