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Orchids have used innovative methods for self-perpetuation. They attract bees by emitting sweet smell. By creating visual patterns they disguise themselves like butterflies or insects and attract pollinators. They produce slippery substance on which pollinator slides and brushes pollen. Thus carries pollen back with it. Mammals, hummingbirds and bats also contribute to pollination.
Vanilla was not only considered to be a wonderful flavoring for foods and beverages, but right from the 16th to 19th centuries it was also considered to be an aphrodisiac and also to have therapeutic values, ranging from aiding digestion and preventing headaches to counteracting poisons and bites. The Aztecs referred these brown beans as the "tlilxochitl"(tea-so-shill), the Aztec word for "Black Flower", and also required the Totonac Indians who produced these orchids to give some of the finest pods to the emperor of Montezuma as a tax payment.
In nature most orchids experience a big difference between day and night temperatures. Warm-growing orchids like phalaenopsis require temperatures above 60 F. Intermediate growers like cattleyas, prefer winter nights around 55 F. Cool-growing orchids like cymbidiums are accustomed to winter nights of 50 F.
Orchids do not require abundant doses of fertilizer but to maintain healthy plants and regular blooms apply a weak solution fertilizer once a week. Each month, water with plain water to flush out accumulated fertilizer salts. Use a blossom-booster fertilizer during autumn, when many orchids initiate flower buds.
Orchids greatly appreciate adequate humidity. Raising the humidity around orchids results in better flowering. To increase humidity operate a humidifier near the plants or place the pots on flat, black pebbles set in a tray in which water is added until it almost covers the stones.
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