For Mother's Day last year Sarah bought me a lovely purple moth orchid. Now I have had orchids just like this in the past but I haven't been able to keep them. I don't think the problem has always been down to me but more likely the fact that in the winter there is not any single room that has a steady temperature.
The temperature can fluctuate across a wide range, depending on how cold it is outside because I have those awful storage heaters which make it too hot in the morning but freezing by teatime.
Anyway, try as I might I have 'lost' any orchid in the past except for this one. I did exactly what the books say and did get a few second flowers but since last June, despite feeding, there has been no growth at all. The thing looked for all the world as though it was artificial.
Off I went to the garden centre thinking that perhaps if I re-potted the thing it might be tempted to do something. So I bought a bag of special orchid compost and three pots (you can't buy just one for some unknown reason).
Because it's been so hot over the last week or so I left the pots and compost in the bag and when I looked at the orchid today to put some water on the pebbles, I noticed that it has another leaf growing!
Perhaps I'll leave it for a while to see what happens because the books say to re-pot after flowering.
Fingers crossed!
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