I was given an orchid (probably from B&Q or a supermarket) for my birthday.
Would never have bought one for myself but it has been and still is well
worth the effort of caring for!

It arrived in full bloom at the beginning of May. The flowers lasted at
least three months and now there are more to come in time for Christmas.
There is even a new short stem ready to flower too.

Not knowing anything about orchids and with very limited instructions I went
to a garden centre and looked on the care label of one they were selling
that looked like mine. "Water weekly and allow to drain." So I did and still
do. I also invested in a little pot of orchid feed. Just a pinch added to
watering water.

No pruning.

I don't remember his proper name so I call him Oliver.

Sue W.

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Derby, England.

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"torge conrad maguar" wrote in message
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Hi, on a sudden impulse today the wife bought a beautiful yellow orchid
from B&Q. I 'm a complete novice, but always believed that orchids like a
high humidity. We have a small terraced house with central heating,
consequently the air gets very dry over the winter. At the moment the
orchid is on a south facing window. Please can you advise on what steps to
take to keep the poor thing going.