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Orchid Life Expectancy
Hi
I am fairly new to the whole gardening business and dont really have much knowledge on what I am doing. Its all trial and error at the moment. I wonder if someone could help me. I had an orchid a couple of years back and after approx 2 months all the leaves fell off it and it was basically "a stick in a pot", so I threw it away. I have been told that if I had kept it that it would have blossomed again. Not sure if this is true or not. If it does blossom again how long does this take and does it keep loosing its leaves and growing back again every year? Also, if this is the case, how do you know when it is dead? Thanks for your help. Mark |
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Orchid Life Expectancy
depends on the type of orchid. some types (nobile dendrobiums, for
instance) are deciduous and can lose their leaves. others shouldn't be losing leaves. with proper care, orchids can live for decades (and even bloom or they can fall over dead when you bring them in the house, just out of spite. it totally depends on the type of plant. don't let that stop you from trying again though. http://www.aos.org/AM/Template.cfm?S...ContentID=3373 --j_a |
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Orchid Life Expectancy
On Nov 19, 10:36*am, wrote: depends on the type of
orchid. *some types (nobile dendrobiums, for instance) are deciduous and can lose their leaves. *others shouldn't be losing leaves. *with proper care, orchids can live for decades (and even bloom or they can fall over dead when you bring them in the house, just out of spite. it totally depends on the type of plant. *don't let that stop you from trying again though. * http://www.aos.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Orchid_Basics&Template=/Ta.... --j_aHowdy!* It was always my understanding that orchids can live indefinitely, given good care.* As for losing leaves, it's true that it depends on the type of orchid you have.* Some are green all year, some are deciduous and some terrestrials disappear completely.* Do you remember what kind of orchid you had?Keep trying, though.* It's a great hobby.Bob - Philadelphia, Pa |
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