{"id":2316,"date":"2010-02-14T22:26:15","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T06:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2010-08-23T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T00:50:15","slug":"unrequited-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/14\/unrequited-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Unrequited Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you had a nice valentine&#8217;s weekend or not, I&#8217;ll think you&#8217;ll enjoy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/pictureshow\/2010\/02\/a_will_you_be_my_valentine_fro.html\">this NPR story and remarkable video of a frustrated bee<\/a>. The objects of the bee&#8217;s intentions are orchids that leave him brokenhearted with pollen stuck to his head. <em>C&#8217;est l&#8217;amour<\/em>, but it provides a great close-up of orchid pollination. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yFftHXbjEQA\">Here&#8217;s a direct link to the same video in the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you did have a better valentine&#8217;s weekend than that bee, maybe you received a gift orchid, and now you&#8217;re terrified that you&#8217;re going to kill it. Relax &#8212; it&#8217;s very likely that your gift is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/07\/buy-a-hybrid-for-valentines-day\/\">a tough hybrid<\/a>, and with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/index.html\">some basic orchid care info<\/a>, it&#8217;s no harder to grow than other houseplants.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All orchids need <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/light.html\">bright light<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">high humidity<\/a>. Low humidity will cause the flowers to wilt quickly.<\/li>\n<li>It helps <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/index.html\">to identify your orchid<\/a> so you can learn its specific <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/light.html\">light<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">temperature<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">water<\/a> needs. You don&#8217;t need to figure out its exact name, just the family of orchids where it belongs.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t worry about watering your orchid right away. Depending on what kind of orchid you have, and whether it&#8217;s in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">winter dormancy<\/a>, it may not need water for several weeks.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll eventually need to remove wrapping paper, ribbons, or decorative containers if they&#8217;re blocking the holes in the bottom of the flower pot. Orchids need good air flow and water drainage around their roots, and they&#8217;ll quickly rot if left sitting in water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you had a nice valentine&#8217;s weekend or not, I&#8217;ll think you&#8217;ll enjoy this NPR story and remarkable video of a frustrated bee. The objects of the bee&#8217;s intentions are orchids that leave him brokenhearted with pollen stuck to his head. C&#8217;est l&#8217;amour, but it provides a great close-up of orchid pollination. 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