My favorite flower

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My Favorite Flower

• Tips and hints to grow it at home

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• I can still remember the first time I saw that
  flower that catch my attention in such an intense
  manner that now I have a garden with more than 15
  different varieties. You could say it was a long
  time ago, Im in my 30s, but I can perfectly
  recall the day. This happen almost 20 years ago.
  My parents have always been into adventures. We
  took a trip to South America to the beautiful
  rainforest. A place so full of live, colors and
  water that is hard to imagine. The trip was long
  and hard we had to take more than 3 airplanes and
  then a 3 hour ride by boat that took us deep into
  the jungle. We started taking hikes every day,
  this place was so amazing for me, it was like
  going to your local florist but just with
  beautiful tropical flowers.

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• Heliconias, psittacorum and the amazing bird of
  paradise where our daily plate. In fact they are
  so common, that local people dont even pay
  attention to them, they call it platanillo or
  small banana. And I dont even want talk about
  the fillers they are virtually everywhere. If you
  want a piece of jungle at home they can be found
  on wholesale flowers sites!!
• One day we were a on a trekking through the
  primary forest, for those havent been there,
  this is the real jungle filled up with huge trees
  over 50 ft. Suddenly, this magic tree appear, at
  least 8 different species of orchids lived on all
  of the branches each one with its unique bright
  colors and shapes, this is when I totally fall
  for this flower
• The best part is that girls absolutely love them,
  and they will love you too. Fresh cut flowers are
  easily found online. Send your girl a tropical
  flower theyre cool and youthful.

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General tips to grow orchids

• Ventilation
• Orchids need a good air flow in the green house.
  If you dont feel comfortable inside air maybe
  too humid for them too.
• Watering
• Its difficult to determine when to water your
  plants, this may vary for different species. If
  the plant is in growing stage, developing new
  leaves and roots, watering should be frequent.
  When its on a flowering stage watering should be
  every other day.
• Lightning
• Orchids can grow with shadow or direct sunlight.
  A good way of telling whether or not your orchids
  need light is by its leaves. If they are thick
  and stiff, you should improve the lightning. If
  they are soft and wide they need a shaded place
  on your green house.