Orchids

By Derek Fell

Describes the history of orchids, various types of this exotic flower, and how they are cultivated. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583410031
• ISBN13: 9781583410035
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Creative Education
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Nice simple book!

I got this book for my grandfather; however, I also love orchids & learning about them. When I got the book, I gentlely browsed it before giving it to him. The photos are nice. Also, the information is very easily comprehendable and concise. Though, I truly wish the book was longer & introduced a larger variety of orchids. (I do realize that my opinion on it's limited variety may be biased because I have an encyclopedia that entails details of over 1100 species of orchids..yet still, I believe that this book just mentions about a slim array of orchids) Nonetheless, my grandfather loves it!:)(Or maybe that's what he just tells me because it was kind of a gift from me!) He's been growing orchids for quite awhile and has a beautiful collection of them. And he told me that this book opened his eyes to other orchids that he never knew about!

Derek Fell?s ?Orchids

The photography in Derek Fell's "Orchids" is breathtaking! Mr. Fells explains collectors and their fascination with orchids, and by the time you complete reading this book, you too, will be fascinated with them too. He explains that there are -over 25,000 species/kinds -the largest collection in the world at Durban Botanical Gardens, South Africa -the American Orchid Society boasts 30,000 members The dichotomy/ the make-up arrangement of an orchid, pollinators and pollination is explored. Orchids in the wilds, their environment (sea level to altitude of 14,000 feet from Arctic Circle to the sub-arctic) are all included. Species, hybrids, seeds, colors of, "The vanilla orchid is a vining plant that produces green flowers and a long brown bean-shaped pod. This pod is the source of vanilla flavoring-the most popular ice cream flavor in the world."(Page 10)...,kinds of, information about growing orchids (it takes on the average, 4-12 years of age to flower), orchid odors, The Spanish Conquistadors are all in this book. Arboretums, botanical gardens, greenhouses, conservatories, are explored in "Orchids." I gleaned from Fell's work: "...a wardian case was a portable glass container that allowed orchids to be carried safely across long distances by ship." (Page 11). Avoid direct sunlight, make sure the soil drains well, peat, pinebark, sphagnummoss need be applied and one will have a marvelous floral display!