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Author Message Cookie Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:04 am    Post subject: Do orchids re-flower? I got one as a gift and it has lasted since the start of Feb but now it is down to the? last flowers - should I just bin it? Back to top Floppsy Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:08 am    Post subject: No, it will flower again. It is a plant, it is alive, it will keep living and flowering if you care for it. Talk to someone at a nursery because you can get fertiliser to help promote flowering. Back to top Carolyn S Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:14 am    Post subject: NO! Don't toss it out! They are tropical plants and like humidity. put it in your bathroom for a week or two and then set it in indirect sun for a few days then repeat. If it gets too dry spray it with a squirt bottle. And you can water it, just water from the bottom and let the roots soak it up into the plant. It should grow another shoot in a few months but I have some that only flower once a year.You can also get Orchid furtalizer that will help keep it healthy. One more thing, whatch out for mold if it stays too wet for too long it can kill the plant. Back to top colmenar Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:14 am    Post subject: Dont bin it they go on forever, it should be in a clear pot and have alot of root, thats how they like it, pot bound. Water once a week by sitting in room temp water for 10 mins, no more. They thrive on neglect. They like a bright hot room. Mist occasionally.Google orchid care. Back to top J I H Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:18 am    Post subject: It will flower again but don't over water it or the roots will rot. Back to top brian.parkhurst@btinterne Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:27 am    Post subject: Almost of my orchids re-flower.They do need a rest.Leave them somewhere cool,like a bathroom and just give them a quick shower every week or so if they get a bit dusty.After a few months(6-12) you will notice new shoots,then give them a lukewarm shower,about 30 degrees C should be right,a drop of orchid food in their water every week should be OK.Big naff tip!! if you can't wait for the few months stick an artificial one in the pot with them to shame them into flowering!!!!!! Back to top shazza Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:36 am    Post subject: depends on where you live ,but in a temperate climate without frost they are fin left outside in winter and will flower again in early spring ,they prefer to be pot bound so don't worry really until they start to breakthrough the post ,also no water or fertiliser in the winter while they are dormant. Back to top Susi C Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:09 am    Post subject: I can't imagine where some people get their answers from. :)Yes - your orchid will bloom again - with proper care. You first need to know what kind you have. Culture varies.See source for more info. Back to top chowbaby Yahoo User Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:51 pm    Post subject: i have 3 all in flower i bought them as sticks from garden center.so i received them.ihave clear orchid pots i cut the stems 2 the second bud water only with rainwater and feed them in about 12 weeks you will notice new growth from the bud get a orchid stick to secure it and a pretty butterfly clip you can buy. Back to top

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