It can be very difficult, not to mention very expensive, to mimic the exact growing conditions in which an orchid may live in its natural habitat. The information contained on this website has been culled from a variety of sources, many apparently contradictory. These include but are not limited to other websites (primarily for location information, pseudonyms and anecdotes); personal experience of JustTropicals' associates, friends and contributers (some of whose sites appear on our links page; and hints and tips from hobbyists and professional growers gleaned from talking to people at shows. Many of these people grow the same species of orchids, but use widely different cultural methods.

The information provided here should be used as a guide only. It is not intended to be taken, and should not be used as, a strict cultural "how to", but as a base from which to start. Light intensity, heating, humidity, whether the plant is grown in a greenhouse or in the home, will differ from person to person - even if they live next door to each other. All these factors, and more, have a bearing on how a plant needs to be grown to obtain success. The cultural methods mentioned here will need to be adapted to suit the individual's needs in order to obtain the best balance between their own cultural methods and the requirements of the plant.

Please remember that plants, including orchids, have a life-cycle. Sometimes they die in the natural course of events, sometimes they just fail and die for no apparent reason despite having received the best possible care. Neither JustTropicals or any of of its associates, nor any other contributer to this site, can be held responsible should your plant die as a result of using cultural methods mentioned on this website, whether adapted to your own situation or not.

JustTropicals shall not be held liable for any losses or consequential losses caused by following any information on this site. As indicated previously this site is for general information only and is not definitive. You use the information on this site at your on risk.

The information regarding accepted genus and species names; synonyms and the distribution of plants in the wild provided on this site is mainly referenced from sources listed on the Data and Publications section of the website of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, including the World Checklist of Monocotyledons and The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/data/index.html (link will open in a new browser window)