Hello from Virginia

[greenbean]

Originally Posted by Lilavati

Honestly, I've killed more Rexs and Africian violets than Orchids. I've been pretty successful with Rexs and AVs, but they are much trickier than most of the orchids . . . I find it so funny when people come into my office and are like "Wow! Those must be really hard to grow!" or tell me that someone gave them an orchid and its sick and could I look at it.

After protesting that I don't know much, I usually look at it, and end up with one of three answers: "Have you tried watering it?", "Its burning to death pressed up against that south-facing window in a sky-scraper", or "Orchids are not aquatic plants." Or, on one occasion, for a fourth response: "Its deciduous." "What?" "Decidious. Like a tree. It goes dormant in the winter." "How did you know that?" "I took the name on its tag and Googled it."

Yep, Orchids are pretty easy!

As for the number . . . well, my office is now the unoffical bontanical garden of the firm . . . I have a reputation to uphold! Oh, and I'm hooked.

Hehehe, yes Orchids are very addictive. But it just feels so good to give in! I work at a local nursery and noticed an odd little plant sitting under a bench in the back. My boss had gotten it at the Saturday market and didn't even know what it was! Turned out to be (tentatively, as it has yet to bloom) a reed-stemmed epidendrum. In my boss's defense, it was sort've stunted at the time and didn't look like the usual orchids. I'll have to educate them It's just sort've funny what some people do with chids.

And Camille, an orchid-sitting business would be awesome! I wouldn't mind doing that myself. You could charge money or divisions (when possible) as payment!