I'm not much good with houseplants. There never seems to be a room environment suited to their individual needs - not enough light, too much light, too cool, too warm etc; until I was given an orchid as a gift back in April. I left it in the humid steamy kitchen and watched it thrive. I've since bought another orchid and invested in proper orchid food. Apparently orchids can thrive for years in the correct conditions and even get by with a bit of neglect.
I can see collecting orchids as a new obsession only my kitchen is too small to house them all! I was also under the illusion that orchids were very expensive plants. They can be expensive on line but they are very reasonable in the supermarkets in the UK right now. The one above was £5.00 and covered in blooms.
Forget bunches of dead blooms! Treat yourself to a living potted orchid. They give so much for very little in return. I am in love with them!
