My first orchid dropped every single bloom within a week of me bringing it home and I did what most people do: panicked, then did…
My first Phalaenopsis a white one I picked up from IKEA back in 2016 was growing these thick, pale roots that were crawling out of…
My first Phalaenopsis died in February 2019, and I was convinced it was the plant’s fault. I’d done everything “right” watered it weekly, kept it…
My first macodes petola died in about six weeks. It was March 2021, the plant came from a specialty seller in Jakarta, and I killed…
Most people kill jewel orchid cuttings not by neglecting them but by loving them too much. I stuffed my first cutting into a cup of…
I killed my first orchid by loving it too much. Watered it twice a week, kept it on a warm sunny shelf, and wondered why…
Most people are doing the opposite of what their orchid needs after blooming and I was the worst offender. When my first Phalaenopsis dropped its…
Most Phalaenopsis orchids don’t die from neglect they die from being cared for too much. I say this as someone who killed his first two…
Most people kill their Lightning Jewel Orchid by following orchid advice which makes perfect sense, because Macodes petola is about as far from a typical…
If you have grown orchids for any length of time, you have almost certainly stared at those thick, silvery tendrils escaping over the rim of…