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Orchids
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maggiewinchester | Report | 9 Feb 2016 14:46 |
Does anyone grow them - unlike me who just has one? |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 9 Feb 2016 15:07 |
Your sister & I have that in common. Mine die off rather quickly. Don't they need a humid atmosphere? That could be why yours thrives. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 9 Feb 2016 15:17 |
just looked up humidity and orchids - what a palaver!!! |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 9 Feb 2016 15:19 |
mine are in my conservatory which is freezing in winter and steamy in summer - I have one from Ikea which has flowered twice and one from M & S which has flowered three times - water them occasionally |
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**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ | Report | 9 Feb 2016 15:40 |
Orchids are the only flowers i can have in the house as the perfume of other flowers makes me feel ill.. so i love orchids <3 |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 9 Feb 2016 16:17 |
G.son bought me one for my birthday 18 months ago. OH has been looking aafter it and he just followed instructions from card and me and it is in full bloom at the moment. After flowering cut stems back to about 1" and water sparingly. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 9 Feb 2016 16:19 |
I have 7 on the kitchen wondw sill north facing. They seem to thrive. I do water them fairly regularly when flowering and spray the leaves with a feed spray, and the roots. I cut off the bits that die and remove dead flowers. They seem to thrive without much more care than that, They seem to like being in fairly cramped pots. sometimes if they still have leaves but are otherwise looking dead I put them up in the spare bedroom and find they often revitilise. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 9 Feb 2016 17:37 |
Mine is in it's original pot. Dead flowers drop off on their own, but it has had a dribble of water today :-D |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 9 Feb 2016 17:54 |
Ours still in same pot also. G.son was most impressed on Sunday. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 9 Feb 2016 18:29 |
I've had 4, and all have flowered regularly at least twice a year. One died last year, but I have 3 in flower or with flower stem developing at the moment. The "youngest" of them is 4 years old, the oldest about 9 years |
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Sylvia | Report | 9 Feb 2016 23:35 |
I have got 5. 3 of them I have had for a few years. They are easy to care for and I love the colours/varieties. A little water occasionally and take off the dried stalks when needed. |
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JoyLouise | Report | 10 Feb 2016 03:06 |
Pleased I found this thread. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 10 Feb 2016 04:45 |
NO!!!! |
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JoyLouise | Report | 10 Feb 2016 07:56 |
Thanks Sylvia. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 10 Feb 2016 09:54 |
How many orchids do I have? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 10 Feb 2016 10:48 |
Obviously my 'ideal' plant - ignore and flourish :-D |
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lavender | Report | 10 Feb 2016 22:01 |
Water with orchid feed or half-strength Baby-bio once a week, letting the water drain through before placing back in the pot. They prefer clear plastic pots although I have on occasion re-potted into a plastic terracotta pot. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 10 Feb 2016 22:10 |
lavender ....... |
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LadyScozz | Report | 10 Feb 2016 23:53 |
hmmm |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 11 Feb 2016 03:14 |
my house plants and I come to an agreement ....... |
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