Birthday orchid gone crazy!
Posted by Kirsty
September 9, 2009
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Some lovely friends bought me an orchid for my birthday back at the beginning of July. I’ve never had much luck with orchids, as much as I love them, so I thought that I’d probably be able to keep it going for a few weeks before it withered away and died. Two months later, it’s gone from three flowers to twelve and looks pretty amazing. The first flowers are still strong and there are new buds breaking through, so I might have more flowers soon. I’m not doing anything special, just watering it once a week and leaving it be. I looked on the internet for more tips, but I got so confused with the different types of orchids that it didn’t really help – some orchids you’re supposed to keep constantly moist, some you’re supposed to let completely dry out before you water them again; as I have no idea what type of orchid I have, I’m not sure which of those instructions to follow, so I’m just going for the middle ground and it seems to be working. I’ll have to get some advice when the flowers eventually fade and I have to chop it back to re-grow, but for now I’ll just be happy with my pretty blooms.
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October 24th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Talk to Grandma (well your Great Grandma) as she is a big orchid lover, has lots of them, and is very successful. She’ll know what to do when it comes to chopping back, etc. She advocates an egg cup full of warm water once a week, and no more.