Tips on buying orchids
I beleve many of you especially newbies including me have bought orchids and later after comming home we ended up getting dissappointed on what we bought. I want to share some points here for people like me on buying orchids. well exception to the rule when its really a bargain price!
1. Flower- size (bigger the better), Color, Structure of flower display(beautifully display as a whole). texture (thicker the better), number of sprays, pattern as well.
2. Leaves- should look healthy and growth is not faint and limp.
3. Roots- no sign of rot.
4. As a whole- choose a plant with new growths, more keikies the better, look for plant that grow in proportion, and also root bound on the pot- ull be having a hard time on caring them if its newly potted.
I also found out that orchids without flowers can also be identified especially on phals, - leaves showing shades of purple on the back and front means ull be expecting to have a purple flower in the future. So if u want a darker purple just look at the back on their leaves the darker the shade the more darker purple ull get. these are just some of my points i wanted to share. i hope some of the chid addicts here would add to my lists. lol!
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