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Anna_Z wrote:
I'll just pop in and say hi here.

My orchid children are not anything fancy..........about a half dozen I saved from the "Death Rack" at Lowe's..........a couple I bought because the tag showed a pretty bloom, and 1 that was given to me that my sister had inherited from our uncle. She said to my Mom.............Give it to Anna............she can probably do something with it". So far it has just "grown", which is much better than dying. LOL

Most are phals that I have mounted on a slab of cork and put sphagnum moss around the roots. I secured that with some pieces of old pantyhose.

Lost a couple of the rescues, but since I only paid the princely sum of $2-$3 each for them, it was no great loss. I gave them a 2nd chance, they preferred not to take it. :>) Actually, I think they were pretty far gone; typical Big Box care (or lack thereof), and non-draining pots. After I got all the rotten roots pruned off, there wasn't much left on those.