Light
Bright filtered light; protect leaves from hot summer sun through glass.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Slipper Orchid
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Orchids · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Slipper Orchid has strap leaves beneath green-brown pouch-shaped orchid blooms. Flowering depends on healthy roots and the appropriate seasonal growth cycle.
Why you’ll love it
- Pouch-shaped blooms offer an intricate orchid focal point.
- Strap-leaf fans form an orderly container display.
A space where it can thrive
Grow year-round in a warm Metro Vancouver home, near suitable daylight and away from cold window glass, exterior-door drafts and heating vents.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep medium evenly lightly moist and drain freely; do not dry the roots completely.
Soil & drainage
Fine orchid bark with moisture-retaining material and perlite; keep airy but less coarse than a moth-orchid mix.
Fertilizer
Use a complete liquid houseplant fertilizer about monthly while actively growing in spring and summer, at the product label rate. Pause in dim winter conditions or whenever growth stops; do not feed a dry or stressed plant.
Temperature
This cool-growing species suits roughly 16–24°C days and somewhat cooler nights; avoid heating vents.
Humidity
Moderate to high humidity, about 50–65%, with good airflow.
Through the seasons
During darker Metro Vancouver autumn and winter days, check moisture before watering and lengthen the interval as growth slows. Reassess daylight in spring and repot only if roots crowd the container.
When your plant needs help
- Root rot follows decomposed or persistently wet medium.
- Scale and mealybugs hide beneath leaves and around flower stalks.
Pets & little ones
Safety information needs confirmation; keep out of reach.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.