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About 2 yrs ago we came home to find a sick cattleya orchid had been left at our front door.My husband repotted it & put it in the green house.
Look at it now , 15 flowers on 3 stems .
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crafter2243
10 Nov 2016
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Absolutely gorgeous. You have a green thumb with orchids. I only know how to kill them.
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The biggest risk to any orchid is to pamper over it too much.
Dennis, I've heard to drop 2 ice cubes on the soil every 2 weeks. Any truth in that?
Orchids don't like to be wet,need to dry out between waterings.It has been a very wet year here & some of the orchids died or are not flowering.
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sandralane
10 Nov 2016
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This is a terrific rescue for the sick orchid, given a new life it is simply stunning Mr green fingers. Well done I bet the previous owner would like it back. I should be telling them NO way at all. Sandra.
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Thank you.I saw the person who left it last Sunday at the markets where I was selling husbands other orchids.I think he was envious when I told him about it.
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I KILL ORCHIDS AND AFRICAN VIOLETS, DON'T I MEG?
This is just beautiful, I wish I could grow them. Love Chris
This is just beautiful, I wish I could grow them. Love Chris
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Chris, I am not very good with house plants either but I do have an orchid that flowers for me every year
Chris you probably give them too much tlc. I see to my orchids every two weeks or so and we get along fine
Ah Caroline, I didn't know you were an orchid officianado. I keep orchids myself.
I kill cut flowers about 95% rate.
Dennis what type of orchids do you grow? We often see cool climate orchids we like but can not grow because it is too warm for them here.
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wow, so beautiful, plants and human beings we all can grow and blossom with love.......
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asterixsew
10 Nov 2016
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A stunning flower. Well done to your husband on the tlc. This is what I love about gardening
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Absolutely Beautiful!! Just a little TLC and not matter what you touch with that TLC it blooms!
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can you please send me a slip of this wonderful plant???Love it hugs:):)
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Thank you.The poor thing would instantly die of frost bite.
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Beautiful orchid. The person who dropped it, surly knew who to give it to. The only orchids that I have ever had were corsages. Kay
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Someone knew the correct hospital steps to drop this beauty off.
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vickiannette
12 Nov 2016
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a real stunner and would be worth quite a few $$ I'm guessing.