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title: "Orchids are thriving in water, going on 4 months now 🥰"
description: "Orchids are thriving in water, going on 4 months now 🥰"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/6523fd32943ad226e6b3eaeb"
community: "Hydroponics & Semi-hydroponics"
author: "KD 🪴"
published: "2023-10-09T13:16:34.14Z"
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# Orchids are thriving in water, going on 4 months now 🥰

_Posted by KD 🪴 on 2023-10-09_

Orchids are thriving in water, going on 4 months now 🥰

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## 3 comments

### Molly 🪴 commented on 2023-10-27

How did you get them to do so well? Mine started rotting in water

#### KD 🪴 replied on 2023-10-27

Sorry I thought I added my comment as a reply. (See 👇)

### KD 🪴 commented on 2023-10-27

I got them to last just a little over 5 months before the larger one started to drop flowers. I just let about 1/4 of the roots in the water and the rest were just exposed to the air in the container.

I recently transferred two smaller orchids into the smaller glass container pictured with just a few dozen pieces of leca floating at the top and again have about 1/4 of the roots in the water/leca and one is reblooming.

Additionally I added orchid specific fertilizer every so often. Changed water every 2 weeks.

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