About 2 yrs ago we came home to find a sick cattleya orchid had been left at our front door.My husband repotted it & put it in the green house.

a real stunner and would be worth quite a few $$ I'm guessing.

That is beautiful! He must have a green thumb.

Someone knew the correct hospital steps to drop this beauty off.

Beautiful, such a pretty colour. Good work

Beautiful orchid. The person who dropped it, surly knew who to give it to. The only orchids that I have ever had were corsages. Kay

gorgeous Thanks

can you please send me a slip of this wonderful plant???Love it hugs:):)

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by killiecrankie 10 Nov 2016

Thank you.The poor thing would instantly die of frost bite.

A beautiful cattleya clearly looked after with great care.

Absolutely Beautiful!! Just a little TLC and not matter what you touch with that TLC it blooms!

Just beautiful!

Oh! I love it so pretty.

A stunning flower. Well done to your husband on the tlc. This is what I love about gardening

Looking absolutely fantastic

Beautiful. Hugs

wow, so beautiful, plants and human beings we all can grow and blossom with love.......

I KILL ORCHIDS AND AFRICAN VIOLETS, DON'T I MEG?

This is just beautiful, I wish I could grow them. Love Chris

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by airyfairy 10 Nov 2016

Chris, I am not very good with house plants either but I do have an orchid that flowers for me every year

by asterixsew 10 Nov 2016

Chris you probably give them too much tlc. I see to my orchids every two weeks or so and we get along fine

by dennis999 10 Nov 2016

Ah Caroline, I didn't know you were an orchid officianado. I keep orchids myself.

by killiecrankie 10 Nov 2016

I kill cut flowers about 95% rate.

by killiecrankie 10 Nov 2016

Dennis what type of orchids do you grow? We often see cool climate orchids we like but can not grow because it is too warm for them here.

This is a terrific rescue for the sick orchid, given a new life it is simply stunning Mr green fingers. Well done I bet the previous owner would like it back. I should be telling them NO way at all. Sandra.

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by killiecrankie 10 Nov 2016

Thank you.I saw the person who left it last Sunday at the markets where I was selling husbands other orchids.I think he was envious when I told him about it.

Absolutely gorgeous. You have a green thumb with orchids. I only know how to kill them.

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by dennis999 10 Nov 2016

The biggest risk to any orchid is to pamper over it too much.

by jrob 10 Nov 2016

Dennis, I've heard to drop 2 ice cubes on the soil every 2 weeks. Any truth in that?

by killiecrankie 10 Nov 2016

Orchids don't like to be wet,need to dry out between waterings.It has been a very wet year here & some of the orchids died or are not flowering.