Property News · December 19, 2021

Not all orchids are fuss pots


Exotic blooms aren’t all hard to look after. These orchids are a lot tougher than they look and are easy to look afterWith 400,000 plant species on earth, it’s always so surprising to me how few have made it into cultivation. Most of humanity, for example, relies on only 50 or so plant species to feed itself. In fact, 60% of the calories that fuel humanity come from the seeds of just three grass species: wheat, rice and maize.The world of houseplants, of course, is no exception. With the mind-boggling range of species from the planet’s warmer zones, only a tiny handful have the ability to handle the unique environmental conditions found in the average living room. The weird combination of low light and high temperatures in winter, central heating that can make the air humidity of your typical home drier than the Sahara, and the need for the kind of durability to enable survival during transit, have led to growers rigorously selecting their offerings so that only those species that have the capability of handling these conditions are marketed. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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