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Originally Posted by Ray
Welcome.
What part of the DC area? I went to Jr. & Sr. High in DC, and my wife lived in Camp Springs, near Andrews AFB.
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I'm from the VA side not to far from the border.
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Originally Posted by YetAnotherOrchidNut
Welcome.
FWIW I like cacti and orchids too. I find it amusing that there are jungle growing epiphytic cacti that you can treat much like orchids should be treated. My Epiphylum oxypetalum responds well to being potted like a warm growing Phalaenopsis and given light like a Dendrobium Phal type. Sometimes when the sun is hot i use it as a sunscreen for my phals.
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I have my Cattleya and Dendrobium seedlings growing underneath my cactus display. Works well when it rains because they get the run off and I don't have to worry about getting the cacti wet when watering the orchids