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Originally Posted by kiki-do
oh I just remembered one and I haven't looked back to see if it's already mentioned, but I know my nephew from Texas got an orchid as a gift, and was told to put ice cubes in the medium once a week and that is how you water them. The ice melts down into the medium slowly....the correct way to water! Crazy, huh? The florist happens to own a very popular place, so my nephew took it as law.  |
As a matter of interest, many of us in the deep, hot and humid south grow/try to grow cymbidiums. There are actually people (Texans mostly, I am sure!) who keep their cymbidiums in a styrofoam cooler full of ice starting in late fall, and replenish the ice as it melts to simulate the cold temps that initiate budding in these rascals.
So this is no myth!
We more astute Louisianans simply grow our cymbidiums outdoors potted in pure, fresh horse manure, and they flower just fine!
Cheers - Nancy (in arctic Lafayette)
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