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There are many good orchid web sites but these are some of our favorites.
Orchidweb.org
This site for the American Orchids Society is packed with useful information and has a very complete on-line bookstore.
Orchidmall.com
A site which has been collecting and organizing orchid sites since the beginning. Especially good for finding vendors.
Orchidspng.com
A gorgeous and informative site from Paupa, New Guinea.
Sally Robertson
Sally Robertson is a well-known water color painter and has a beautiful site of orchid, rose, and other flower watercolors. Originals and well as prints are for sale on the site.
Orchids.org
The San Francisco site for Orchidmania. A wonderful non-profit organization that uses donated orchids to raise money for various AIDS charities.
Orchidmania.org
The Florida site for Orchidmania
Don't Forget Books!
Orchids, A Golden Guide
by Shuttleworth/Zim/Dillon, revised by Pridgeon
The most information for the least money. Illustrations and short descriptions of a surprising number of genera. Entirely charming.
Orchid Growing Illustrated
by Brian and Wilma Ritterhausen
Most anything by the Ritterhausens is good, clearly written, with helpful pictures and lots of practical information.
Home Orchid Growing
by Rebecca Northern
A more advanced book on orchid culture, no one should be without this classic.
The Wild Orchids of California
by Ronald Coleman
Very informative if you want to look for the Orchids in California
Cattleyas and Their Relatives (in 5 volumes)
by Carl Withner
A really impressive work on the Cattleya alliance species. Lots of good information, beautifully organized.
Orchids Species Culture
by Margaret and Charles Baker
A series of books packed with very specific information as to climate and habitat of different species. See their web page too for great information. |
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