| What does a spider and an orchid plant have | | | | First, spider orchid plants do require either |
| in common? Yes, Halloween is a special day. | | | | high intensity bright light. This can be |
| Brassia orchid plant is a name given to these | | | | diffuse light. They should not have the |
| spider orchids. | | | | direct noon-time sunlight.During the day and |
| | | | into their growth and blooming period they |
| Indeed, you can see the resemblance to the | | | | like temps between 65 and 75 degrees |
| spider in this picture.These beautiful | | | | Fahrenheit. At night the temps for the |
| orchids are from the Genus, Brassia, the | | | | Brassia orchid plant should be between 55 and |
| spider orchid. The long and slender petals | | | | 65. |
| and septals are like spider legs. | | | | |
| | | | Just after their blooming period the Brassia |
| They are named in honor of William Brass, a | | | | orchid plant need a rest for several weeks. |
| 19th-century British botanical illustrator, | | | | This means that the temperature should be |
| this orchid grows in the wet forests of | | | | kept on the lower end of the range, 55 - 60 |
| tropical Central and South America, but it is | | | | degrees.As far as watering, they need to be |
| also comfortable in cultivation.Many species | | | | kept moist but not wet during their growing |
| in the genus Brassia orchid plants are | | | | season. The growing period is during the |
| pollinated by parasitic wasps, which normally | | | | development of the pseudopods which are flat |
| lay their eggs on spiders. The patterns and | | | | and when the inflorescence (flower spike). |
| structure of Brassia orchids resemble a | | | | After this period you should water only once |
| spider in its web enough to encourage these | | | | a week.Spider orchid plants do need both |
| wasps to lay their eggs in the plants' | | | | humidity and air circulation. The humidity is |
| blossoms and in doing so pollinate them.The | | | | between 50-70%. This is a little higher than |
| flower spike will provide you with a number | | | | most orchids. For air circulation you can use |
| of these flowers which do resemble spiders | | | | a small fan, but don't point the fan on the |
| along the spike. Brassias are crossed with | | | | plant.Now when you remember or see a spider |
| Miltonia and Ondontoglossums to produce some | | | | you can imagine the beautiful Brassia orchid |
| very pretty orchid plants. Some have flowers | | | | plant.Did you enjoy this article? If you did |
| that reach about 10 inches in diameter.And | | | | sign up for more in our monthly newsletter. |
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| well.They are not hard to grow but do require | | | | e-book and a 10% discount on an orchid plant. |
| some specific parameters for their growth. | | | | |