Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Yardsmart: Orchids can survive holidays with TLC

Yardsmart: Orchids can survive holidays with TLC » Ventura County Star

I appreciate orchids most in winter, when large spray of bright flowers chases away the doldrums. They make such wonderful holiday gifts because their blooms last for weeks, sometimes even months. Orchids add festive color in lieu of short-lived poinsettias.

Whenever someone gives me an orchid, it looks great at first but gradually shrinks down to a husk of its former self. Perhaps it's because of my desert climate or an innate disability with house plants.

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