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What the hell is wrong with my orchid?

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SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 13/04/2024 11:49

Every birthday my mum buys me an orchid. They die within the year. Either I water them too much or not enough or they don't like the sunlight or they don't like the draught or... you get the idea! This year's is looking like this:

Any ideas? What can I do for it?

What the hell is wrong with my orchid?
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DrJoanAllenby · 13/04/2024 11:57

No idea but seeing as so many of them die in your care why don't you ask your mother to buy you a different plant or an artificial orchid that just requires dusting?

isitbananatimealready · 13/04/2024 12:00

You need to let the light get to the roots, they use them to photosynthesise. There have been quite a few orchid threads on here over the years so have a search and see what you can find.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 13/04/2024 12:02

Take them out of the soil and gloopy moss shit, dump them in a clear pot of orchid bark, stick them on the windowsill and forget about them until they start looking wrinkly.

TeabySea · 13/04/2024 12:08

Do you keep it in a pot as per the photo? Mine are in transparent pots on a windowsill with filtered light. Some have yet to flower but they do OK.
Every so often they get put in the shower, but that's about it.

What the hell is wrong with my orchid?
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