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title: "Recently purchased this beautiful Vanda Orchid. Unfortunately I am…"
description: "Recently purchased this beautiful Vanda Orchid. Unfortunately I am not very good at keep orchids despite reading lots about caring for them. Since bringing…"
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author: "Avril"
published: "2026-08-23T16:47:03.091951Z"
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# Recently purchased this beautiful Vanda Orchid. Unfortunately I am…

_Posted by Avril on 2026-08-23_

Recently purchased this beautiful Vanda Orchid. Unfortunately I am not very good at keep orchids despite reading lots about caring for them. Since bringing this home, it has already lost a new shoot that was growing and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I water this by placing roots in water for 20 mins to half an hour twice weekly and then once a month add orchid fertiliser.

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## 5 comments

### Lisa commented on 2026-08-23

Such a pretty flower, unfortunately I’m with you on not being able to keep them alive! So, no help here but hopefully someone can help you, shame to lose such a beauty

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-23

you should be watering much more often. water whenever the roots go silver, which yes, will be nearly every day

#### Avril replied on 2026-08-23

Thank you, good start.

### Plantlover commented on 2026-08-23

I’ve not had any luck with them. However, there is a girl on fb that can help. She has over 100 and she grows them all in total water. Look up orchid girl. I believe that’s her name.

### BritneyMC commented on 2026-08-23

I just bought one too! The seller told me to mist them every other day but daily is best. Or apparently if you have a bathroom with a window (they need plenty of light but not direct sun) that is a good humid place for them to be.

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