Secret Orchid Care Tips from a Master Orchid Grower

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  • @midei
    @midei Год назад +194

    John Clements is such a nice man and has a wealth of knowledge. Please make more videos with him, Kevin. You are very lucky to have that beautiful botanical garden in San Diego.

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Год назад +28

      I agree, he's one of my favorite plant friends

    • @wedadkanain2630
      @wedadkanain2630 Год назад +2

      😅😅😅😅

    • @terrivance8750
      @terrivance8750 Год назад +3

      Agree 100%!!! 😊

    • @suzannevega2289
      @suzannevega2289 Год назад +1

      Yes indeed, This was great!

    • @pennywalker8910
      @pennywalker8910 11 месяцев назад

      I was thinking I wish I had such a lovely place to go to.
      Then I remembered where I live we have a few small botanical gardens that I’ve been sleeping on.
      But in this new year I think I can remedy that.
      But it would sure be a great thing to be able to see this one.

  • @polinapechenkina2453
    @polinapechenkina2453 Год назад +42

    They put together such a beautiful exhibition! More orchid content, please, if you do get into them. There are so many you can easily grow outdoors in your climate.

  • @chattyotter3300
    @chattyotter3300 Год назад +6

    I am loosing my mind at how many orchids there are in that beautiful greenhouse😍 a pair of phalaenopsis orchids were my first houseplants and now I have 12 phals. They are my absolute fave plant ever as each one has a unique personality and the flowers can be so similar yet different at the same time.
    I would highly recommend watching Miss Orchid Girl here on RUclips for all the orchid info you could ask for.
    Can’t wait to see which orchids you pick out!!!💚

  • @MsWDWFAN1
    @MsWDWFAN1 Год назад +12

    My grandmother grew beautiful orchids. That woman could grow anything! She definitely had a green thumb! 👍💚💜

  • @daphneyap4052
    @daphneyap4052 Год назад +9

    John Clements is such a wonderful person. He discusses plants with gusto and you’ll never get bored with hearing what he says about it. Hope to see more of you featuring him and San Diego Botanical Garden, because it is for people around the world who wanted to have a tour but impossible to. 😊

  • @emmashepard1822
    @emmashepard1822 Год назад +19

    I have 4 moth orchids at home,and one vanilla orchid.😀 the last one is that suprises every guest we have,they all amazed by how i was able to get my hands on one.(well long story short,i have a co-worker who is from brazil,and she brought me a wine,that i rooted out 2 years ago😅)

  • @sonyalindee8676
    @sonyalindee8676 Год назад +8

    Yes this is the stuff that makes me happy🥰I love growing orchids. I live in Florida and they love fresh rain water 🌧️ I’ve always had big windows and it seems they prefer the shady west windows. My plants 🪴 are all my babies but orchids are my favorite😸

  • @rd4660
    @rd4660 Год назад +15

    I am an accidental and successful cymbidium orchid grower in southern California, much to my dismay. I have five, 5 gallon pots of cymbidiums that grow hundreds of flowers on each plant, each year. The length of sun exposure is key, watering is key, fertilizing on schedule is key. I would urge you to experiment with orchids. They are much easier to grow than you might think!

    • @erinjenkinson4319
      @erinjenkinson4319 Год назад +1

      What kind of fertilizer do you use and how often do fertilize. I've had an orchid for 2 yrs and no flowers. The leaves are pretty dark. I THINK it's a dendrobium, I think. Appreciate any advice. It's on a windowsill facing east but only a couple of hours of direct sun.
      Mystified
      Erin.

    • @williammaxwell1919
      @williammaxwell1919 Год назад

      "Experimentation" is a fundamental requirement for any "grower" of any plant. Orchids bring their own special "requirements" to the table which is unique to each orchids.

  • @capblap
    @capblap Год назад +3

    I think it's cool that you and I have shared the same path in gardening. I started off gardening mostly growing veggies like you do, but then I got a rescue orchid from a friend, and I am now hooked on orchids!! Great video :)

  • @matthysloedolff
    @matthysloedolff Год назад +2

    I really enjoyed this video and wish I could smell all the flowers somehow through the screen.
    Please get John to do another orchid session at some point. He explains orchids so well and his excitement for them is contagious.
    This excitement might be an orchid grower thing as I know a retired chemistry lecturer from the university I work at who gets equally excited about orchids. He's part of several orchid societies and always willing to help others grow orchids.

  • @michelledelkel
    @michelledelkel Год назад +9

    I love orchids and always want to learn more about them. I keep them alive and in bloom for a long time but struggle with rebloom. I've been meaning to try my hand at them again. Really enjoy Johns info, great vid!

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Год назад +5

      He's a fantastic guide!

    • @gardengatesopen
      @gardengatesopen Год назад

      Very good interview!
      I enjoyed that.
      What a fantastic job he has!!

  • @Chet_Thornbushel
    @Chet_Thornbushel Год назад +13

    What an awesome guy! I love how knowledgeable, yet approachable he is about his passion.
    Kevin I think you should start your epic orchid journey with growing some vanilla!

  • @tommywidjaja5389
    @tommywidjaja5389 Год назад +3

    I've been growing aroid for years and only just got into orchids. I believe everyone should do too to take their hobby year round. Now i am looking forward to winter just like I do summer

  • @missthang4770
    @missthang4770 Год назад +8

    Thanks for this excellent look at orchids! I love them but have always felt they were so exotic that they were way outside my abilities as a gardener. I've always contented myself with marvelling at the show of Lady's Slippers that bloom in the wild areas of our rural property. John did a great job on this and he even pronounced "coir" the way I do in my part of the world Epic video as always!

    • @capblap
      @capblap Год назад

      I used to feel like you do in that orchids where most likely too dificult for me to grow..but I have learned that as long as you do your research and learn about the specific orchid itself, many are very easy to grow.

  • @chuck4714
    @chuck4714 Год назад +7

    Orchids are my favorite kind of plant and they are so diverse! I have around 50 phaleonopsis, 3 jewel orchids, 1 dendrobium, 2 oncidiums, and 8 species summer blooming phaleonopsis! I just love them! My favorites are ones with strong sweet scents. I have one that smells like a sweet cherry candy!

    • @capblap
      @capblap Год назад

      What oncidiums do you have if you don't mind me asking. I am currently looking for either the oncidium cheyenne or the nelly isler

  • @stayathomecichlidmom3579
    @stayathomecichlidmom3579 Год назад +1

    Omg orchids are my favorite. I haven't bought one in 15yrs because once the bloom fell off, I could not get them to survive. As people know they are not cheap.
    I went as far as bringing them to an orchid specialist, this specialist would take peoples orchids and kerp them until they came back. My husband looked at me like I was crazy when I told him the boarding charge. 😂
    Long story short, In the next few months, I will be giving it another shot.
    Glad I found this video.

  • @eklectiktoni
    @eklectiktoni Год назад +6

    This was very enjoyable and I never knew so much about orchids! When he was talking about the terrestrial orchids, it reminded me of an awesome experience I had. Once I was working in the garden and I found a really cool plant. It had tiny flowers spiraling down a maybe 2 inch spike. I looked it up on the internet and found out it's an orchid native to the US called ladies' tresses. I was afraid I'd kill it it I dug it up so it's still in a random spot in my backyard. 😄

  • @carmenramrattan5308
    @carmenramrattan5308 10 месяцев назад +2

    Your garden is very different like a dream

  • @terrivance8750
    @terrivance8750 Год назад +1

    Kevin,
    This has got to be one of my fav videos of all you've made--thank you!!! 😊

  • @lawrenberghanson4401
    @lawrenberghanson4401 Год назад +1

    LOL. John was such an entrepreneurial kid. Loved orchids!!! I bought my first one for my birthday earlier this year. Next year I plan on attending the NYBG Orchid show. They are so beautiful and awesome.

  • @cgohoh
    @cgohoh Год назад +2

    Honestly thank you so much for this. Been following you for food growing advice for the longest time. I was gifted an orchid just last week and had no idea what to do to keep it alive!

  • @ot7stan207
    @ot7stan207 Год назад +11

    Orchids is like finding a candy store. the only thing is sometimes the candy is not ready yet so you have the joy of waiting for it to emerge (the flower). orchids are a fantastic hobby, a hobby that exists since the victorian times so theres A LOT of research and societies for it

  • @doomcat537
    @doomcat537 Год назад +1

    I love the amount of info. Some could make it boring or hard to follow, but John is great at explaining things

  • @helenurquhart2375
    @helenurquhart2375 3 месяца назад +1

    This is a lovely video. What a fabulous collection. I would love to learn more about their care regimes. Also, can you ask John what the mounted orchids are hung on please?

  • @NinjaOrchids
    @NinjaOrchids Год назад

    S'ern Spain Orchid grower here with 300+ orchids in a private collection. I really enjoyed this video... so inspired by everything i saw and heard, thank you 😊

  • @michellecarini8382
    @michellecarini8382 Год назад +3

    Good luck on your orchid learning journey. They are fun to grow and care for. I’m up to 220 now 😮

  • @kevangelinem1651
    @kevangelinem1651 Год назад +2

    So glad you posted this ! I have a question, I have an orchid that was in bloom when i got it, and i trimmed it in between knots, below the bloom, and it never grew back then the stem just started turning light brown, i just trimmed it all the way down, but I'm stuck on what to do, the leaves are so healthy, I have had it for ~9 months. I do still need some more tips on caring for these, watering, how often, when to re pot, maybe I'll see you posting another video soon? Thanks!!

  • @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407
    @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 Год назад +8

    Orchids you'd find in supermarkets and IKEA are actually pretty hardy and drought resistant. Keep them around after the flowers die, cut the flower stem, and next year they'll send out new flowers!

  • @ColeSpolaric
    @ColeSpolaric Год назад +4

    I really enjoyed this. It's also a nice break from seeing you in the garden. Keeps things interesting

    • @williammaxwell1919
      @williammaxwell1919 Год назад

      Going down rabbit warrens is always fun ~ you never know what you'll learn that you didn't know.

  • @uma7894
    @uma7894 Год назад

    Now I want to hear more about that potato…
    Loved this, orchids are really cool and I could listen all day to someone with that much knowledge and passion.

  • @TheReluctantVEGrANny
    @TheReluctantVEGrANny 8 месяцев назад +1

    Very interesting. Ive always wanted an orchid. Earlier this week a lady on "Buy Nothing" gave me four of them. So excited to see them come in bloom.

  • @sirblacksmith2297
    @sirblacksmith2297 Год назад

    never have i been so glad you guys film in 4k, thank you all. now excuse me as i dont eat for a month due to plant expenses... again

  • @carlosm-kitchen
    @carlosm-kitchen Год назад +1

    That is such a wonderful place to visit here in San Diego that is not usually on the top list of things to do for tourists. It is so difficult to keep orchids alive in this type of weather, but they grow wild in Central America, think Nicaragua, Costa Rica, or Panama. Those countries are insanely hot and humid and the orchids thrive there.

  • @elpidakessapidou7361
    @elpidakessapidou7361 Год назад +1

    Amazing video, Kevin, I think it 's time to start growing orchids, you 're gonna love them.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @altheab.8907
    @altheab.8907 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this incredibly interesting and beautiful video, Kevin. Looking forward to your adventure with orchids. 🥰

  • @nancyk8153
    @nancyk8153 Год назад +1

    finally an orchid episode…. yay!!!!

  • @giuseppepandolfo4815
    @giuseppepandolfo4815 9 месяцев назад

    Super video thanks for sharing, retired in panama and enjoying orchid growing down here.

  • @Gkrissy
    @Gkrissy Год назад +3

    I love how he mentions he goes to Trader Joe’s weekly for the plants. I do the same thing and fruits etc. Orchids have been intimidating for me. Yay for the 35 club!

    • @nenggrace8995
      @nenggrace8995 Год назад +1

      I love Trader Joe’s too and Save Mart and Safeway 😊. I got my Oncidiums from Safeway and the Phals from Trader Joe’s and Save Mart.

  • @AnkhGirl
    @AnkhGirl 7 месяцев назад

    I'm orchid-obsessed and like John, can't leave Trader Joes's w/o a plant. This was a great video! 🌸🌺🌸

  • @sarajanemiller8482
    @sarajanemiller8482 Год назад

    OMGish Kevin, thank you, thank you for showing these absolutely gorgeous orchids! So enjoyed the information and the interview!!!

  • @marygorchidsmore2058
    @marygorchidsmore2058 Год назад +1

    Great video Kevin, enjoyed ait a lot! I've been growing orchids for lots of years and yet learned things from this video. John is very knowledgeable about the orchids and I would like to see more of him if possible for you regarding orchid pollinating . Thanks very much for sharing and happy growing.

  • @ChristopherDraws
    @ChristopherDraws Год назад +1

    John didn't really give a complete answer when Eric asked about the difference between sepals and petals (perhaps presuming it was already known) :
    Sepals are modified leaf structures that encase the flower bud (protecting the petals) as it forms - in many plants the sepals are green, leaf-life and become hidden by the bloom when the flower opens (e.g a daisy, rose or lily). The sepals on some plants serve a protective function after the flower has opened, e.g. thorns to prevent animals eating the flower. Orchids has evolved to make the sepals serve as pseudo-petals to attract pollinators.

  • @samtmh7240
    @samtmh7240 Год назад +3

    Perfect timing! I just bought a vanilla orchid lol

  • @KerriGilpin
    @KerriGilpin Год назад

    Every time you visit the SDBG I’m locked in like I’m hypnotized! I was hoping there might be a little vanilla orchid talk, but I’m still so enamored but this video!

  • @MixedDiaries
    @MixedDiaries Год назад

    Just amazing! I ve been growing orchids for 11 years now. The collection is awesome and I wud like to visit this place. Would really love to talk to John and exchange some orchids too !

  • @dhansonranch
    @dhansonranch Год назад

    That was such a gorgeous enjoyable discussion! Than you!

  • @krispaprocki9711
    @krispaprocki9711 10 месяцев назад +2

    Orchids are in the Orchidaceae (orchid family) not the Liliaceae. They were once placed in the same order as lilies but due to DNA evidence now they're considered to be in the same order as asparagus along with amaryllis, hyacinths, etc.

  • @teresawingbermuehle4212
    @teresawingbermuehle4212 Год назад

    Luv luv her what a gift to US ALL THANKS YOU for sharing your knowledge......

  • @keener9563
    @keener9563 10 месяцев назад

    Two legends in their element, love it!

  • @sixtwoinak
    @sixtwoinak Год назад +1

    Good video. I'm glad I watched the whole thing. 👍💪🙏

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад

    Beautiful, I could stay in their for days looking at them all.😊🇦🇺

  • @ulieg414
    @ulieg414 Год назад +1

    What a wonderful video. I have always been curious of orchids. I want to try my hand with vanilla, but I'm a little intimidated by how to care for it. Maybe someday. Thank you for your videos, l enjoy watching them. You do a wonderful job on them.

  • @SonniesGardenPA
    @SonniesGardenPA Год назад

    Orchid are so beautiful, Thanks for all the info.

  • @TrackOfAllJades
    @TrackOfAllJades Год назад +6

    Thank you for persisting on care information. If you get more info on how to care for the "easy" ones, I'd definitely watch that video.

  • @besottedorchids3605
    @besottedorchids3605 Год назад +1

    Beautiful ❤️. I raise orchids indoors in Ohio. Currently around 160

  • @dharmaambesa2730
    @dharmaambesa2730 9 месяцев назад

    Very very good tour to Orchids Garden.

  • @NotPalliot
    @NotPalliot Год назад

    They look lovely! Great job Kevin!

  • @heatherhorton2547
    @heatherhorton2547 Год назад

    The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is held in March every year. It is a small orchid show that you might want to try.

  • @carmenklein6372
    @carmenklein6372 Год назад

    Beautiful nature & gorgeous Orchids.❤
    I❤ Orchids. ❤️👍❤️

  • @narimanbataineh1892
    @narimanbataineh1892 Год назад

    Such amazing and it look like a paradise.thanks for an enjoyable video

  • @RaeneTheFaerie
    @RaeneTheFaerie Год назад +1

    For those looking, the hybrid @23:01 looks like a Phal. Taisuco Anna.

  • @TheMisbegotten
    @TheMisbegotten Год назад

    My paph, prince edward or york has the rothchild paph as a parent funny enough. And while it is true there are orchids that prefer greenhouses, I grow some that when I first joined my orchid society, they thought were impossible to grow inside a house, let alone a bedroom lol. I have over 80 orchids growing in a bedroom space, with lighting of course and I don't use a humidifier. My Coryanthes Macrantha is my most recent experiment.
    Also, trader joes doesn't ONLY have phalenopsis, I have a couple oncidium hybrids that I got from there, but I had to dig around. Also, the most easy orchid you can grow is the oncidium types, phalenopsis is NOT a good beginner orchid at all.
    Miltonia are also NOT easy, a Zygo would probably work, but I still say go for an oncidium. I'd happily arrange a division of one of mine as I have a few that probably need it lol.

  • @raf1717
    @raf1717 6 месяцев назад

    1:09 Orchids used to be in the Liliaceae family, in the 19th century the Orchidaceae was created but only in late 20th century botanical science further solidify it to distinguished Orchids from Lilies. Orchidaceae and Liliaceae are in the order of Asparagales. They are related, indeed, but has their own family now.
    Makes me wonder how long John has been in the field 😅

  • @Thecardiffkook
    @Thecardiffkook Год назад

    This is the crossover I've been waiting for.

  • @HiImBob
    @HiImBob Год назад

    My wife loves Orchids! They truly are magnificent! :D

  • @pedromunoz4468
    @pedromunoz4468 Год назад +3

    You should Definitely do a New Epic Orchid

  • @bethb8276
    @bethb8276 Год назад

    That was fascinating! Thank you for that! Wow!

  • @classictoexotic
    @classictoexotic Год назад +1

    the dendrobium @1:40 is a Den. amethystoglossum which is a species not a hybrid.

  • @venusgarden959
    @venusgarden959 Год назад +1

    Amazing video🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @bonnydavid1590
    @bonnydavid1590 Год назад

    Great video! Very informative and entertaining. Makes me want to make the 9 hour truck south to go see the exhibit. Makes me want to breed orchids as well. So cool!

  • @davidvalenzuela3144
    @davidvalenzuela3144 Год назад

    Just learned that you can make ph indicator strips to possibly test your soil, wait for it.., using red cabbage. Chop it up and add hot water,filter gunk, dunk coffee filters in and let dry, then cut into strips. Cheers.

    • @RaeneTheFaerie
      @RaeneTheFaerie Год назад +1

      In addition: It's actually something you'd learn in Year 8/9 (or whenever they teach about pH levels.) Red Cabbage is naturally pH neutral and has a chemical that changes colours when you mix it with either an acid or a base. You can also just take the purple water and dunk whatever you're testing into it (the purple water will change colour if it reacts to anything.)
      d(Ow O

  • @fifinguyen8944
    @fifinguyen8944 9 месяцев назад

    I very much enjoy the episode 👍

  • @sallygiles132
    @sallygiles132 Год назад

    Loved this video, very informative and interesting 🤗🤗

  • @orchidsinparadise2438
    @orchidsinparadise2438 Год назад

    Aloha from Hawaii 🌴 I truly enjoyed this video 💚 Mahalo for sharing 🤙🏼

  • @cynthiacisneros1694
    @cynthiacisneros1694 Год назад

    I ❤Orchids❣️ Thank you 👏👏👏

  • @onetwocue
    @onetwocue Год назад

    Question! So about 5 years ago traders would carry different types of orchids besides phals. You could find oncidium types, zygo types and lycastes and in the small pot sizes you would find paphs, smaller types oncidiums and masdevallias. Now all i see are phals. Orchid collectors would drive to every traders buy and share what they found. And in the fall you would see gallon size pots of cymbidiums. So whatever happened? Theyre just boring phals now. Different grower?

  • @riasutama2220
    @riasutama2220 Год назад

    Wow your flowers 💟💙💜💚💛

  • @Meskarune
    @Meskarune Год назад

    Orchids are my favorite plants and so worth growing. If you can keep a staghorn fern alive you can grow an orchid in the same way.

  • @krispeebles3159
    @krispeebles3159 Год назад

    Thank you for this wonderful vid!! I always enjoy orchid information 🥳

    • @NinjaOrchids
      @NinjaOrchids Год назад

      Hi 👋🏻 hint hint nudge nudge 😊 I grow 300+ orchids in Southern Spain if you would like to come and have a look at the information I have out out. Bienvenido 😊

  • @ashleygrable
    @ashleygrable Год назад +1

    The orchid family, Orchidaceae, is the second largest family of flowering plants in the world. With over 28,000 species in nature, it is second in number only to Asters (Asteraceae)!

  • @ElSueno97
    @ElSueno97 Год назад

    Good God this is a lovely collection, you need to get some orchids!

  • @kevintruck0
    @kevintruck0 Год назад

    Awesome video! I would love to see you interview Mr. Tillandsia at Rainforest Flora !! 🌱❤️

  • @KimberBoho-pq8wo
    @KimberBoho-pq8wo Год назад

    Really enjoyed this. Thank you

  • @prestonhill7883
    @prestonhill7883 Год назад +1

    Orchids are the first plants I grew and my list has been growing ever since, 4 or 5 years ago I think

  • @EarthBackThen
    @EarthBackThen Год назад

    Gorgeous flowers. ❤

  • @ChandimalManoj
    @ChandimalManoj Год назад

    Awesome video . ❤❤❤

  • @TylerSandwich
    @TylerSandwich Год назад

    i like how kevin says something along the lines of "ive never grown orchids" to "im an expert".

  • @cherrybaird9544
    @cherrybaird9544 Год назад +1

    Wow i like orchids my favorite

  • @vickibarana7635
    @vickibarana7635 Год назад

    Thank you so much for sharing this. Truly amazing and incredibly informative!!!

  • @Epiphalactic
    @Epiphalactic Год назад +1

    I thought the family orchids were in was orchidaceae. And I'm searching online, and it's saying they aren't even the same order.
    Infact I can't find anything putting orchids with lilies, other than, people sometimes confuse some of them.
    Can we get some clarification on what he meant?
    All I'm finding is lily's are part of the lily family, liliaceae, part of the order liliales.
    Orchids are member of family orchidaceae, of the order asparagales order. But something else says its the orchidales in the Liliopsida class. Maybe thats what he meant.
    Taxonomy can be confusing. I need ro study more. Lol

  • @colleenleyrer3980
    @colleenleyrer3980 Год назад +3

    I think Jhon was mistacken about orchids because they are in the family orchidaceae and are not closley related to the plants he mentioned. 1:08

  • @annakramar5088
    @annakramar5088 Год назад +2

    I just bought my first Orchid yesterday ( Philodendron Birkin ). This perfect timing to learn from you.😁

    • @annareiter952
      @annareiter952 Год назад

      From one Anna to another Anna, sorry, but Philodendron Birkin is not an orchid.

    • @RaeneTheFaerie
      @RaeneTheFaerie Год назад +1

      The Philodendron falls under the Araceae family and not the Orchidaceae, and thus, is not considered an orchid.

  • @rockmuza3225
    @rockmuza3225 9 месяцев назад

    Just bought a vanilla orchid. Does cropping/topping the vine work the same as with other plants? In that, after the cut area heals, it will produce 2 vines?

  • @alicenataliamariailarda9046
    @alicenataliamariailarda9046 2 месяца назад

    How is that ome called with the 4-6 big flowers on it. Im astonished. So beautiful 😍 wow

  • @erinjenkinson4319
    @erinjenkinson4319 Год назад

    Loved this video.

  • @fawziasharisiregar9143
    @fawziasharisiregar9143 4 месяца назад

    Very2 Mesmerizing ❤❤❤

  • @sevastipternitis5814
    @sevastipternitis5814 Год назад +1

    What can i do when i clipped off a keikei from orchid with a stem? Then stem is just hanging down into water with the roots, what can i do for stem to grow roots?

  • @jarrahinthe206
    @jarrahinthe206 Год назад

    Im up in Seattle and Kevin wearing a puffy jacket in a greenhouse in San Diego cracks me up!

  • @andreawimer4334
    @andreawimer4334 Год назад

    I have given up on orchids atm. They just dont thrive after blooming. I have a plant orphanage and short of diseases( inc pests), i dont refuse saving a plant. So God willing, i will probably adopt an orchid orphan some time this year.

  • @aprianto1985
    @aprianto1985 Год назад

    Great full information