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Orchids

Postby twinsmum » Mon May 07, 2007 10:41 pm

I was given an Orchid for mothers day, it has now finished flowering, it came with a small bottle of food which you snip off the top and insert the bottle into the compost, can anyone tell me do I let the Orchid rest now after flowering or do I feed it
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Postby widget » Tue May 08, 2007 8:03 am

Barbara I got one on Mothers Day as well, mine has still got all its flowers, I got information on mine from here,
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/orch ... ages/15528

the top letter is the reply to mine, see if you can get any answers there.
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Postby widget » Tue May 08, 2007 8:13 am

This one is mine, Phalaenopis,



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Postby Monika » Tue May 08, 2007 1:00 pm

That's stunning, Ann.
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Postby twinsmum » Tue May 08, 2007 6:22 pm

Thank Ann I will have a look around that site
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Postby Sass » Wed May 09, 2007 3:31 am

I know nothing about orchids, and see them as really exotic.

I bought one stem at an orchid show; the flower was a creamy pale lime green. That flower went from that, to shell pink, blush pink, cerise, red, burgundy. I have never seen a flower do that! It was magnificent!!

Good luck with yours.
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Postby Monika » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:34 pm

Thought while I was here, I'd put mine in 'the gallery'.

One of my daughters in law keeps hers going year in year out.

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Postby widget » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:54 am

That is the same as mine Monika, I have just 2 more flowers to come off then I will cut down the stems right back to the base and wait for more blooms to come.
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Postby Monika » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:59 am

Thanks for that tip, Ann; I didn't know what you did with them after flowering.

Do you continue to feed them? (I haven't actually fed mine at all but I'm sure I should do)
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Postby widget » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:22 pm

When all of the blooms fall off you will cut the spike (the long stem
that the flowers were on) way back to near the base of the plant. Then
you continue to water as before and just wait for the next time it
will bloom. Depending on the potting mix it's in now, you may have to
repot it but for now I wouldn't worry about that. Just take care of it
and enjoy the flowers.


The above was what I was told, have never feed my one.
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Postby Monika » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:02 pm

Many thanks, Ann.

I'll let you know when it next flowers. :mrgreen:
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Postby widget » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:35 pm

We will have a race, just cut of one of my stems, the other has 1 flower on it.
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Postby Monika » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:01 am

My orchid has still got 8 flowers on it but ..... it has now produced a new shoot which has 7 buds on it.

It also looks as if it is starting to form another shoot too.

I wonder how unusual that is?



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Postby Monsy » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:25 am

They're beautiful, aren't they?
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Postby Monika » Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:33 pm

It's the first one I've ever had, Monsy, but I think I shall get another in the future. The flowers seem to last for ages.
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