Tropical Peacock Orchids

Love The Bright and Beautiful Peacock Orchids? Learn how easy and how great they are for growing orchids for beginners.

Here are orchid care instructions and learn how growing peacock orchids can be so easy when it comes to raising orchids which is what I love, beautiful and easy.

What I love about this orchid is that they are bright and simply pretty. The other great thing is the green foliage that grows with it is beautiful and adds fullness and is great as back border to any tropical garden.

They originated in the mountains of east Africa, and are probably why they need very warm winters in order to survive. They do best grown in gardens within zones 7a to zone 11.

Colors range from white to a very rich, dark maroon red, but white is most commonly grown.

All these beautiful orchid types can grow to be several feet tall with clusters of wonderful blooms and will over time spread out.

We had these in our back yard as a kid and from what I can remember my mother did nothing to them, yet each year it came back fuller and fuller. A lot of it probably has to do with where we lived in Southern California.

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Gladiolus - Peacock - $12.95

Plant Care Orchid & Taking Care Of Orchids

You should always plant them in clusters of 5-7 for best show.

In the spring, Corms should be planted three inches deep and six inches apart.

They also require full sunlight, at least six hours a day, although they may tolerate some afternoon shade

This plant requires a long growing season (up to 20 weeks) and should be started indoors 1 month before the last frost in northern zones.

Soil should be mildly acidic with a pH of 6.1 to neutral 7.0. Amending soil with peat moss provides excellent drainage as well as the slightly acidic soil conditions is what the plant prefers.

Water regularly while in bloom and cover plants with mulch if frost arrives during flowering. Keep soil slightly moist at all times.

In the fall, bulbs can be left in the ground to spread or lifted, cleaned and stored in sand at 60º F for winter (zones 6 and north should always lift bulbs).

Corms need to be dried quickly to avoid soft rot. The small clusters of bulbs that form around the main corm can also be separated and replanted.

Here is something I didnt know until recently....This Orchid is related to the gladiolus, not orchids.

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