Orchid Types

The orchid farm industry in Thailand plays an important role in its economy. The country is full of orchid farms that produce many varieties of rare orchid species. They grow many of the more common orchids as well. The orchid farms are versatile because the orchids that they produce are shipped all over the world to florists, nurseries, garden centers and other distributors. They also provide a popular tourist attraction to anyone visiting the country. Some new breeds of orchids have been produced by these farms too.

The area around Pattaya contains many tourist sights, including the Siriporn Orchid Farm and the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden. The Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden puts on an entertainment production in its orchid nursery. The show includes performances by trained chimpanzees and elephants. It is highly entertaining for visitors to the gardens. Or you might consider the Orchid and Flower Garden Tour in Amphoe Kathum Baen and Amphoe Ban Phaeo. It includes tours of the orchards, vegetable plantations, orchard farms and coconut groves that supply the main support for those areas. Amphoe Kathum Baen is the better known for its orchard farms. They are located along Setthakit Road.

One species of orchid that was created in Thailand is the Udorn Sunshine Orchid. Also called the Miss Udorn Sunshine, it was copyrighted by the World Orchid Society in the United Kingdom in 1988. The copyright belongs to the Udorn Sunshine Orchid Farm in Thailand. It is the product of crossing a vanda orchid with a Josephine Van Berrow orchid. Nakhon Pathom is another popular spot for orchid tourists. Bangkok Orchid Farm is in the Amphoe Samphran of the province. Nakhon Chaisi River provides a convenient trail for multiple orchid farms as well. For a truly unique experience, visit the Samphran District Office. There you can purchase a cruise that will travel down the Chinda Canal and the Bangchang Canal. Both run along several orchid farms.

Thailand is an important producer of orchids. The research and creation of new species brings beauty into the world. The conservation of the largest plant family is vital for the continued existence of orchids. There are many of the thousands of orchid species that are considered in danger of becoming extinct. Since their natural habitats are being destroyed by land development, maintaining the flowers on orchid farms has become more crucial. In addition, many families and individuals in Thailand are supported by the orchid farm industry.

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Having an orchid farm might be tricky because orchids are pretentious plants and if you don’t provide them with the ideal conditions, they might not grow properly. Deciding to build an orchid farm outdoors is risky because you will be at the mercy of nature. If it will rain to abundantly, the roots might suffocate or your terrestrial orchids might even drown, because they are kind of pretentious when it comes to their water needs.  Also orchids need the same temperature all over the year so if you live in a place where winter is much colder then summer, it will be a big problem. The perfect solution for handling places with inadequate weather is building your orchid farm in a greenhouse because you will have complete control on temperature, water, humidity or air ventilation.

There are two different orchid types that will need different ways of growing in your greenhouse. There are terrestrial orchids that grow in the ground, and in this case you will have to keep them in pots or you can build an orchid bed. No matter what you choose, you will have to use terrestrial orchid mix in favor of garden soil. The second orchid types are Epiphytic orchids that normally grow on trees or on other plants. It would be very difficult to grow other plants as well in your greenhouse just to provide support for the orchids, so a good solution is to use a piece of branch from another plant as support on which the orchid must be anchored. The good thing is that the orchid will easily adapt to this kind of situation.    

Orchids like a lot of sunlight, but don’t like to be directly exposed to it. They also like shade but again within certain limits. It is a tricky balance. In natural conditions the orchid plants are protected by trees but here you will have to artificially provide them some shade. An ideal solution is to cover the roof with polycarbonate material. Hopefully you don’t live in a place covered by clouds all year long because then you will also have to use artificial light. Of course your greenhouse will have to be equipped with heating system, irrigation system and powerful vents.

Another advantage in front of an outdoor orchid farm besides wheatear control is that you won’t have too much to deal with pests so having an orchid farm in a green house might be a good solution.

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