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| Orchids first start their life in sterile test tubes and bottles filled with agar and special nutrients. |
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| After they have attained a certain size in the bottle they are transplanted into a “community pot”. |
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| Eventually, they are large enough to be grown on in their own individual pot |
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| After a couple of years, depending on the type of orchid and their growing conditions, orchids finally reach mature blooming size. |
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| Orchids that are cared for properly can live ‘literally’ forever. They can become very large specimen plants. |
