8 Reasons Why Your Orchid Won’t Bloom

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You know that feeling when you look at your orchid and it’s doing well – green leaves, strong roots, everything looking perfect – but it hasn’t given you a single bloom? Yeah, that’s no fun. And I know how you’re feeling. My first Phalaenopsis sat on my kitchen windowsill for eighteen months without flowering. I …

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10 Tips to Make Your Orchid Grow Faster

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Orchids can make you want to tear your hair out. You give them the perfect light, water them on schedule, maybe even talk to them (no judgement here) and yet they still take ages to give you any new growth. I’ve stood around in my kitchen staring at my Phalaenopsis orchid just thinking to myself …

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12 Reasons your Orchid Stem is Turning Yellow

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Your orchids stem turning yellow can be worrying. It certainly doesn’t look healthy! And isn’t a good sign. There are a fair few reasons an orchid stem can start to turn yellow. Thankfully very few of them are likely to kill your orchid. And if you changed things up a bit there’s a good chance …

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25 Reasons your Orchid Leaves are Splitting

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Splitting orchid leaves are really frustrating. You’ve put in the hard work to get your orchids blooming and looking perfect. Then you find the leaves are splitting. It can be a real blow. How you solve splitting leaves is to work out what the reason is for it. This way you can fix the problem …

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15 Reasons your Orchid Leaves are Drooping (with Fixes)

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Orchids are so beautiful and when you’ve got one that is blooming and looking great there’s nothing better. But it’s disappointing when your orchids leaves start drooping. The reasons for your orchid drooping leaves can be many things. So identifying which one is the cause for yours is important to actually fix it. But I’ve …

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12 Reasons your Orchid Leaves are Turning Yellow (and How to Fix Them)

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If your orchids lovely green leaves have started to turn yellow (or already have) it’s both disappointing and worrying. Is your orchid dying and can it be saved? Understanding what’s causing the discoloration is the only way to fix what’s wrong and make sure it doesn’t happen again. So let’s take a look at the …

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7 Mistakes You’re Making with Your Orchids (And How to Fix Them)

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Orchids are fascinating plants. Their exotic look and gorgeous flowers are impossible to not be charmed by. But orchids are notorious for their sensitivity. They have very specific care needs that can be hard to get right. Many orchid growers, especially those new to the hobby, get frustrated when their orchid isn’t growing or doing …

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