Winter Houseplants: Orchids Part I

The merest mention of the word “Orchid” is enough to send some people running for the exit at the garden center. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be that way!  Tissue culture techniques and hybridizing have made lots of easy-care varieties available.  But first, a little bit of the mystery and magic behind orchid fever. . .
The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean, a writer for the New Yorker, wrote …

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