orchid cultivation

Colonel Sujan Mohanty had been in a fix over his future after his retirement in 2012. He wanted to break into a new venture but was baffled with the number of options available. His interest, however, lay in floriculture, which he eventually turned to.

Delhi resident Mary George owns a beautiful orchid garden at home, including 1,000 other plants like succulents and roses.

Viswambharan N K, a retired DRDO scientist from Kochi, maintains a thriving home garden with over 1500 plants, including organic vegetables and orchids. He shares some tips on how he built his orchid collection on 15 cents of land.

In 2016, Samir Badal, an industrialist in Telangana, started an orchid farm because he wanted to try something new and was always fond of growing plants.

With over 500 varieties of orchids, Sabira also couriers saplings from her nursery to different parts of the state.