10 Easy-to-Handle Orchids

Don't be intimidated by the orchid's finicky reputation. Here are 10 beauties that bloom again and again (12 Photos)

Kelsey Savage Hays on Dec 29, 2010 at 11:17AM

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10 Easy-to-Handle Orchids

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Phalaenopsis


If you bought your orchid at a grocery store, you've most likely got a Phalaenopsis. "These can be kept in flower nearly year round," says McHatton. The key is to trim the tip of the spike after each bloom dies to induce another.
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