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Karen, bear in mind that there is no one at the grocery store that knows how to care for orchids. They just want to turn a profit as soon as possible. What happens, usually, is that when they are not
I have found that Nepenthes 'truncata' being a Lowland Nepenthes thrives best with partial sun and needs a less 50% and humidity or you may see some drying out of leaves with smaller pitchers. I grow most
Kelly, if you have a phalaenopsis orchid, and the new leaf is on the old flower spike, this is not unusual. Sometimes these leaves, which develop on a node (ie joint) on the old flower spike, may proceed
The best beginner's book on orchid culture (my opinion) was written by the late Rebecca Tyson Northen. It is titled "Home Orchid Growing". I like it because it is so comprehensive. I believe the Fourth
Hi Kevin, First, some container plant basics. A plant growing in a container is nothing like growing in the ground in a natural setting. Soils in containers break down over time, leach out, build-up

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