Not quite sure why but something my friend Bruce mentioned to me once was that orchids go dormant and that stuck out for me. So I took in this abandoned, red-headed stepchild of an orchid in and did what I used to see Bruce do: soak the whole plant/pot in water for an hour or so and then just ignore it. (disclosure: Bruce used to have a lot of orchids and he knew how to handle 'em)
So I soaked the orchid once a week and even bought some fertilizer. I fed the plant a very watered down amount of fertilizer and lo and behold a new shoot and a couple new leaves sprouted! Then about two months after the first soaking, buds started to appear and a couple weeks after that, they started to bloom.
All tolled (so?) I got 8 amazing flowers that have lasted well over one month! Moral of the story: looks can be deceiving.
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