Blooming orchids!
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Very pretty! 
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Those are pretty.
"Moth Orchid" is a lot easier to spell and pronounce than phalaenopsis, although a lot of folks around here call them "Butterfly Orchids" which seems nicer than "Moth", IMHO. There's a purple and white splotchy one of that type growing on the lanai here, although it's not blooming at the moment. Does yours bloom very often?
"Moth Orchid" is a lot easier to spell and pronounce than phalaenopsis, although a lot of folks around here call them "Butterfly Orchids" which seems nicer than "Moth", IMHO. There's a purple and white splotchy one of that type growing on the lanai here, although it's not blooming at the moment. Does yours bloom very often?
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My orchids bloom about 3 times per year! My daughter taught me a few tricks to keep them happy!
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What tricks did your daughter teach you to keep them happy?
About all I do with mine is put bunny 'berries' on them. It's a cold manure so no need for composting. Pretty much all plants seem to like them.
About all I do with mine is put bunny 'berries' on them. It's a cold manure so no need for composting. Pretty much all plants seem to like them.
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She waters her orchids with a spray bottle. I used to water them by putting a small ice cube in the pot, but the spray bottle works better. Also, when they get a wound you put cinnamon on it and that helps with healing.
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Orchids do seem to enjoy humidity and they don't seem to rot like African violets, so the spray bottle sounds like a good choice. Do they bloom for you all year round?
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Yes! I'd say about 3 or 4 times per year.
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Mine rebloom about 2 times a year.
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Good job on the multiple bloomings! Do you put special fertilizer or lights on them? Any particular watering systems?
If there were a Society For The Prevention Of Orchid Abuse, I'm sure they'd be calling on me. Ours just get stuck outside and ignored until they bloom. Maybe they'd like a little bunny manure tossed on them? I should treat them better. There's one which seems absurdly happy growing in a plastic planter on a table in the middle off the yard and I think it should have died a long time ago. They're amazingly durable.
If there were a Society For The Prevention Of Orchid Abuse, I'm sure they'd be calling on me. Ours just get stuck outside and ignored until they bloom. Maybe they'd like a little bunny manure tossed on them? I should treat them better. There's one which seems absurdly happy growing in a plastic planter on a table in the middle off the yard and I think it should have died a long time ago. They're amazingly durable.
