WHAT HAPPENS AFTER CALIFORNIA ORCHIDS PICKS UP MY PLANTS ?

It is fine to send your plant back to us with the flowerless spikes intact. If you would like to remove the old spikes yourself it is very important to sterilize your cutting tool by holding it in an open flame for a few moments or by soaking the tool for ten minutes in 10% solution of chlorine bleach. This helps prevent the spread of viruses. Cut the spike at the point where it emerges from the plant, making sure you cut only the spike and none of the leaves or developing new growths.

We have a strict routine that everyone is trained to follow. Plants are labeled with your name as soon as they are picked up and a current date is added to the yellow tag. This means that even if you are adding a new plant to the collection it will have a white tag with your name as soon as we get it. Plants are inventoried as they come into the greenhouse and we note the condition of each one.

If a plant needs repotting, bug, or disease control it is sent to the repotting room for treatment. Many of the plants that return to us need repotting.

When a plant is ready for the greenhouse we send it to one of 6 different greenhouses where it is essentially 'filed' according to the kind of temperature, light and water it needs. Within this structure plants are organized by pot size and finally alphabetized by client name. Growing is simplified and more successful if plants grow next to others that require similar culture. We are constantly working to improve our understanding of microclimates that can enhance growth and flowering of individual plants.

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