Here are my dad's disoriented cacti ... this picture is from Thanksgiving '09. Maybe we should rename them holiday cacti.



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I am not an orchid fan but people give them to me and I feel obligated to make a go of it.

I have the best luck with them in my bathroom. Not much sun, lots of humidity. I take them in the shower once a week. Soak and let them drain.

They are making nice new blossoms.

I try and duplicate the Amazon jungle for them....
Sara ... my dad just bought a new phalaenopsis orchid at Hausermann's orchid show a couple of weeks ago. They're off to Palm Springs the first part of April and guess who will be plant sitting, you got it, me, their black-thumbed daughter. All I know about the orchid is that it likes light and needs to be watered well once a week. Cross your fingers for me! I'm trying to convince my dad that he should let my sister care for it while they are gone; she's good with plants. The thing terrifies me.