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How to Encourage Your Just Add Ice Orchid to Bloom Again

All good things do not have to come to an end. When your Just Add Ice Orchid has finished flowering, you may be able to trigger the plant to bloom a second time. Not every orchid plant can be coaxed to rebloom, and you...

A Little Care Goes a Long Way for Just Add Ice Orchids

Just Add Ice Orchids are so beautiful that people can’t help loving them. With large butterfly-shaped blossoms perched on gracefully curving stems, Phalaenopsis Orchids are among the most beautiful of the more than...

Free Watering Reminder Calendar from Just Add Ice Orchids

It’s the perfect holiday gift combination, an elegant Just Add Ice Orchid and a FREE desktop watering reminder calendar. Just Add Ice Orchids make a stunning gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list. ...

How to Display Your Phalaenopsis Orchid in a Terrarium

We found some wonderful step-by-step instructions on how to display your phalaenopsis orchid plant in a terrarium. There are orchid photos for each step of the way, too! But here are the basics.

If You Think You Killed Your Orchid

Here is some comfort for those who find they have accidentally killed their orchids from Larry Litwin, a veteran grower:

Caring for Your Orchids and Yourself - Part II

Now we’ll continue with our comparison of info from our own orchid repotting page and how to apply the same basic concepts to improve your own life at the same time. (Like they do in the book “Repotting: 10 Steps for...

A Simple Way to Water Orchids

The tendency is to equate orchids with steaming jungles, fancy corsages, and – to those who love old mysteries – a rotund Nero Wolfe tending his rare beauties in a glass garden.

Light and Water to Care for Orchids

As discussed in the previous post, orchids need a balance of light, air, water and food to grow and flower well. These additional orchid tips, also from the article Orchids 101, can help keep your orchid in bloom for...