The Orchid Room's video: My Top Picks for Foliage Orchids Easy Beautiful Orchids for the home

Hi everyone, it's Annabel, welcome back to my channel! In today's video we are taking a look at some of my favourite foliage orchids, which I would say rival or exceed traditional houseplants for beautiful foliage! As a bonus, you also get beautiful, often fragrant flowers with these. So, what's not to love?! All of the orchids I have picked here to show you are easy to care for, and I have had most of them between one to four years, so I have a good perspective on their likes and dislikes. I haven't shown any cooler growing or trickier foliage orchids, although I do have a few. I wanted to stick to pretty orchids that I grow in my grow room, that tolerate hot, dry (30C, ~30% humidity) summers and intermediate winters (I heat the room to 18-24C, 60-70% humidity), with the rest of the seasons ranging between 18-26C and 40-60% humidity. I have a range of temperatures and humidity levels across the seasons that these orchids grow well at, so I would say they are very un-fussy. They also dealt well with the house move and environment change. I haven't included any that get leaf die back or curling during low humidity and hotter temperatures, as I think the avearage home may not have good humidity, and this doesn't matter for these orchids if they are provided with good watering practices. So I think these are all suited to the home very well! Sorry about the audio here, this was filmed after work quickly and I couldn't redo it...I may need a better mic as the next investment! Do you have any favourite foliage orchids? Let me know down below, it would be fun to make a list! One I didn't include here, and I should have, is my little variegated Neofinetia falcata- shown here: https://youtu.be/ikErEix1Hrk . The reason I didn't include it initially is simply that it is extremely slow-growing, compared to normal form Neofinetia. So I think it is less suitable, unless you are really into Neofinetia. For any newcomers, welcome to my channel! And to everyone- thanks so much for watching! Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:42 Mottled Leaves 08:20 Silver Leaves 09:30 White Variegation 11:38 Succulent, Striped Leaves 14:00 Grassy Foliage 15:46 Glossy, Leafy Foliage 17:03 Succulent and Trailing Orchids 21:49 Summary ___________________________________ Summary Videos- Me as a Grower ___________________________________ Semi-Hydro Overview & Modifications, dry layer fixes: https://youtu.be/k2nmcWAz_rc Inorganic Media: https://youtu.be/fEo-YOAGdi8 (Part 1) https://youtu.be/09Inrxr14tQ (Part 2, refined) Watering & Fertilising: Short routine: https://youtu.be/tqUb3PQoZBU Long, detailed nutrient mixes, pH adjusting: https://youtu.be/p87-HcOuRTE Phalaenopsis Advanced Care: https://youtu.be/BLca9G9LVxM ______________________________________________ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.orchid.room/ ______________________________________________ ❀ My Orchid Room ❀ UK Conservatory Temps- 18-35C Humidity 30-90% (high if it's raining outside, low if warm) Natural light in summer, LEDs in winter ____________________________________________ ✩ Plant Products I Use & Love ✩ Quick Disclaimer - These are products I genuinely love, buy and use- I wouldn't list something I didn't use regularly and purchase myself. I've provided links to try and make them easier to find, some of these are Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of these products through the Amazon links below, I may get a small percentage towards future purchases, which really helps! ❀ Inorganic Media ❀ RHS Alpine Horticultural grit or washed gravel- pebble top layer LECA - Canna Aqua Brand: https://amzn.to/2Z5sPPy Lava rock, small grade: https://amzn.to/30J3Z9y or larger, used here: https://amzn.to/2CPXCt0 Pumice : Medium grade ~10mm : https://amzn.to/3aTCIFn Or Kaizen bonsai, small or large grade: https://bit.ly/3aeYKRW Synthic: UK supplier https://bit.ly/2RCb4oI US: Glassbox Tropicals : https://bit.ly/2wHy2na Seramis : https://amzn.to/2QdyP59 or https://bit.ly/2V90RSJ (cheaper) Perlite ❃ Organic media ❃ Sphagnum- Besgrow Orchiata bark ________________________________________________ 💧Water & Nutrients🌱 RO system: https://amzn.to/3hz5QER ZeroWater Filter: https://amzn.to/2KaaYjP Rain Mix: UK: https://bit.ly/2yaTfX5 Akerne: https://bit.ly/2XEj3W3 Silicon: https://amzn.to/2K41IxJ Seaweed: Maxicrop: https://amzn.to/2VbQ0rv Or Envii: https://amzn.to/3fZ1bek Magnesium Quick Watering Day video: https://youtu.be/tqUb3PQoZBU (Short) My Watering / Fertilising Routine: https://youtu.be/p87-HcOuRTE (Full, detailed, long) ________________________________________________ 🐛Pest Control🐛 Pink Sun Neem Oil/Soap duo: https://amzn.to/39qyPam Systemic insecticide Bug Clear Ultra (5g/l Acetamiprid): Large: https://amzn.to/39nTzzS (Use at 10ml/litre) Small: https://amzn.to/2smCUfp 💡 Lighting 💡 High Light Orchids GEMMA Lights: https://bit.ly/34CqY7Z , 10% discount code 'OrchidRoom' Mars Hydro TS600 : https://amzn.to/3bagRcS