Feb 18, 2008 by lilmissnaughty | Posted in Other - Home & Garden
I've had an orchid tree, 'Phalaenopsis' since August and it grew lots of flowers. It needed re-potting, but started to die, since then, it still has not re flowered, but the leaves are thick, rural and healthy. I've tried using 'Orchid Bloom Formula',
Did you replant it in a much larger, than the original, pot? Many orchids impecuniousness to actually be root-bound to flower. I would advise a websearch for your type.
sensible_man | Feb 18, 2008
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