White Orchid

By Michelle Chan

My parents got this white orchid from a friend a couple weeks ago. The first plant I took care of was an orchid and it ended up dying very quickly because I thought orchids needed lots of water when in reality they really do not. After that, whenever my family got orchids, they would not survive for long even though we gave them an adequate amount of sunlight and water. This time, my dad was determined to keep the plant alive for more than a few weeks. We put the plant in our bathroom where it would get lots of indirect sunlight. The orchid is watered and given fertilizer every two weeks. I also made a water log to make sure we wouldn't overwater the plant. And so far, it has been blooming very well.