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Nyboy · Nov 19, 2015

They had it in the window people came from all over to see it. Drove my friend crazy, people called non stop about buying it till they asked the price.

Rhodie Ranch · Nov 19, 2015

I get most of my orchids to rebloom. And if I'm careful, I can keep them blooming for 6 months.

ninnymary · Nov 19, 2015

Murphysranch, how do you make them rebloom? Special type of fertilizer? How do you keep them going for 6 months? Any tips would be appreciated.

BTW, I asked my parent for more persimmons and he told me they were all gone. The raccoons ate the last ones.

Mary

so lucky · Nov 19, 2015

Mary, was that orchid yours? That is beautiful. I can get them to rebloom for a couple years, but after that they seem to slowly die off.

ninnymary · Nov 19, 2015

My husband bought it for a special guest. The flowers are actually a very deep orange, which is her favorite color. She was wowed by it and the vase is a beautiful gold textured one. When she left she wanted him to have it. He told her I would take care of it until she returns next April. Well I have news for him, I don't think it's going to make it. I can probably manage to keep it alive but I doubt I will be able to make it bloom with 6 stems.

Mary

Nyboy · Nov 20, 2015

One of the upscale nursery here will board your orchid till its ready to rebloom. A client told me about very expensive, it is good if you get a orchid for a special occasion. But to pricey unless special meaning.

Rhodie Ranch · Nov 20, 2015

Soak in tepid water for 20 min about once a week - with a weak solution of orchid food 20-20-20. I used some moss inbetween the bark to keep it moist, esp in our 100 degree summers. I'm struggling for over 3 years with a white fuzzy scale/mite? that likes to infect the plants in the leaf joints and along the backs of the leaves. I threw one away this week cus it was too far gone. I spray with Alcohol to try to stop them.

Never clip off the entire stem. Clip it to a reasonable length right above the joint. 8 out of 10 times I get a new branch of flowers. This one popped up about 2 weeks ago and is screaming along in growth!

Nyboy · Nov 20, 2015

They look like nice healthy plants

Rhodie Ranch · Nov 20, 2015

African violets love me too. My window at this house is south facing, but shaded until late afternoon with a Calif Oak tree.

Smart Red · Aug 21, 2016

Not my Alex, but I have a younger, smaller orchid relative of Alex that has begun a new flower stem. Never, ever did I imagine I could keep an orchid alive much less get it to rebloom. I have clipped it to the supports in hopes of steering its growth upward.

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