Caring for your moth orchid
Christopher Ryan, manager of the orchid collection in Kew's Tropical Nursery, demonstrates how to care for your Phalaenopsis (or moth) orchid.
Christopher shows how to cut back the flower stalk to encourage flowering, and how to re-pot your orchid to keep it in the best of health.
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Discover more about orchids and Kew's work with these fascinating plants:
- Kew's Tropical Extravaganza Festival
- More about the orchid family
- Kew's Orchid Team
- Orchid FAQs
- Orchid collections at Kew
- Kew's Tropical Nursery blog
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lady's slipper orchid
Dendrobium nobile
noble dendrobium
Epidendrum montserratense
Montserrat orchid
Ophrys apifera
bee orchid
Paphiopedilum armeniacum
golden slipper orchid
Prosthechea cochleata
cockleshell orchid
Stanhopea tigrina
tiger-spotted stanhopea
Vanda coerulea
blue vanda
Vanilla planifolia
vanilla
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