What do you think of this?
My daughter visited a lady who had a lot of orchids (phals).
They were all looking healthy and most in flower.
She keeps them standing in tepid water!!!

"Pam Moore" wrote ...

What do you think of this?
My daughter visited a lady who had a lot of orchids (phals).
They were all looking healthy and most in flower.
She keeps them standing in tepid water!!!

If the roots are permanently wet they rot, so I would imagine she only has a
saucer of water under each plant, the plants are in a very free draining
compost (large bark chips?) and probably in one of the orchid pots that has
a raised bottom. I can see that working as it would give the roots high
humidity without too much wet and if the plant wants more water it will send
a root or two down into the water, a Vanilla Orchid I've got did that.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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