Dear All, as a self confessed killer of all plants (aren't all 24 yr olds?), I was both delighted and shocked to receive an orchid as a gift.
I would very much appreciate a few tips on how to look after said plant as nothing came with it.

rayanne1664,
"Culture sheets" are always a good way to start when looking for basic
information like temperature, light, water, etc. Since you indicated that
your orchid is a Cymbidium, below are some links to Cymbidium culture
sheets.
Best,
Joanna

American Orchid Society (AOS) Cymbidium Culture Sheets
Basic Cymbidium Cultu
http://www.orchidweb.org/orchids/cul.../cymbidium.pdf
Intermediate Cymbidium Cultu (for a little more info)
http://www.orchidweb.org/orchids/culture/cymbidium2.pdf

Culture Information from the Cymbidium Society of America:
http://www.cymbidium.org/cymbidium1.html

Since your email address indicates that you are from the UK, here are a
couple UK sites as well:
http://www.mcbeansorchids.co.uk/growing_cymbidium.htm
http://www.orchid.org.uk/index.htm (This site won't let one link to the
exact page, the site is called "All About Orchids")
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0101/orchids.asp Royal Horticultural
Society
http://www.orchid-society-gb.com Orchid Society of Great Britain
http://www.orchid-society-gb.com/beginners_guide.htm Beginners Guide to
Orchids by the "Orchid Society of Great Britain"
http://www.orchid-society-gb.com/local_societies.htm Local Orchid Societies
in Great Britain

Some other non-AOS non-UK Cymbidium Culture Sheets: (may or may not contain
the same or different information as the above)
http://www.orchidweb.com/cymcare.htm
http://www.orquideas.com/growing/cymbcult.html
http://retirees.uwaterloo.ca/~jerry/...notes/cym.html
http://members.iinet.net.au/~ezi-gro/cymculture.htm
http://www.darkfallsorchids.com/cymbidiumculture.html
http://members.aol.com/rockyzun2002/...um_culture.htm

"rayanne1664" wrote in message
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Dear All, as a self confessed killer of all plants (aren't all 24 yr
olds?), I was both delighted and shocked to receive an orchid as a
gift.
I would very much appreciate a few tips on how to look after said plant
as nothing came with it.
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rayanne1664
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Check out http://www.evergladesorchids.com/cymculture.html

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids

http://www.jborchids.com
"rayanne1664" wrote in message
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Dear All, as a self confessed killer of all plants (aren't all 24 yr
olds?), I was both delighted and shocked to receive an orchid as a
gift.
I would very much appreciate a few tips on how to look after said plant
as nothing came with it.
--
rayanne1664
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Are you in the UK?

K Barrett

"rayanne1664" wrote in message
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Dear All, as a self confessed killer of all plants (aren't all 24 yr
olds?), I was both delighted and shocked to receive an orchid as a
gift.
I would very much appreciate a few tips on how to look after said plant
as nothing came with it.
--
rayanne1664
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posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk