….but I didn’t really think it would work. I was told that the way to plant my spider orchid was to tie it to a tree in the jungle with an old pair of pantyhose, and let it “parasite” itself to the tree. An area of shade and frequent mist/rain was best, so I was told.
The hard part was finding a pair of old pantyhose, as I am delighted to say I haven’t worn them since the day we moved to Hawaii.
Nevertheless, in October I removed it from its plastic pot, found a notch in a tree near our hanging bridge through the jungle, and “hosed” it. The flowers all eventually died off, as I would expect, but the leaves stayed green and healthy through the winter.
And today…..there were new flowers and buds. So there, Grandma. I ARE a farmer!
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