I got hooked on plants in general when I visited a family friend's house and they had a huge clump of venus flytrap growing on the windowsill. I was 8 and hooked! I got a book on carnivorous plants and was shocked that venus flytraps grow where I live and nowhere else in the world! What a coincidence. That led to houseplants. houseplant books always have sections on orchids, but their verbage makes it seem that only those with conservatories can grow them. Well, after getting tired of shade after shade of green, I stumbled accross an out of bloom dendro for sale for $2 on Lowes last chance rack. The tag said burana jade. I had no idea what the flower looked like, but knew that $2 was an easy bet. A year after purchase it bloomed...green flowers. I was so disappointed at the color, but proud of my accomplishment. Next was brassavola nodosa and Sharry Baby. They bloomed within months. If you are not hooked by the orchid bug after smelling either of these two, then you are creeeeeepy! BTW, I still have that ugly ole dendro as well as 36 other chids.
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