They are beautiful! I call that rescuing plants!

Lol he calls the big geranium the Hydrangea! My husband would probably do that too. He knows orchids because he has seen them all over the house for so long. He knows the aloe Vera plants but not much else. He did know the bougainvillea as long as they were blooming, he now knows what the giant asparagus fern is.

He said there were a couple more of the plants but they were in pretty bad shape. I wish he had saved them too. There were no flowers at all left on any of them and they were so dry they probably never once watered them. It's pretty funny that all of mine were white and these are white too we know that because he had seen them in bloom in the conference room. He had told me about them when they showed up there. I told him no one was going to be taking care of them. The universe is paying attention.

How pretty. Love the white ones.

I had never had an orchid until last May. After my second trip to the hospital, a friend's hubby dropped by with a very pretty orchid.....it's purple and white. I hadn't a clue on how to take care of it and was too sick to even bother reading the instructions. I finally watered it and after awhile, the flowers died. I was feeling really bad about the whole thing. Stuck the plant on the kitchen window sill, read the instructions which said not to water but give it several ice cubes which I've been doing and low and behold, it has new flowers and I'm so excited! I think I shall buy a white one in celebration. Good luck on your new plants. I'm sure they are happy to be rescued and will well reward you!

Gorgeous, and it reminds me why I garden. It's almost time to blooms here. You done good girl! Better than found money, this is something you can look at daily. Money, you just pay bills and it's gone ;)

Wow! That's wonderful! Will you repot them all? What kind?

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Nice story! I still have orchids that i am trying to get to bloom. The leaves are sturdy and green yet no stems! Iy's been at least a year and a half.

Should I just give up? Maybe I need orchid food?

Congratulations on the found orchids. I know you can nurse them back to health.

They're so beautiful!

Very pretty!

Your relationship with your DH is supportive and special...just like the orchids he brought YOU! I LUV them! Please post lots of pics on the "show me" thread....all can enjoy them that way. I know I'll enjoy them! Thanks Raven! (my orchids are blooming this time of year too)

I'm so jealous! I love them... have tried twice to grow them with zero success. Watered with ice cubes like the instructions said but once the flowers died off, the rest of the plant followed.

The ice cube thing is terrible, bogus advice! Don't do it! It is a cynical ploy by plant marketers and it should be killed.

All this kind of orchid needs is to be put in the sink and have some water slowly poured through the pot, once a week or so. It should never sit in water or be watered too often, but on the other hand, a few melting ice cubes don't provide enough water.

Beautiful!

Orchids are pretty easy compared to other flowering house plants. Do not be afraid to give them a try. They reward you with blooms for a month or more. They appreciate a bit of orchid food 2 times a year.

Great save by raven and DH, nice plants should be adopted.

the parsley is correct the ice cube watering is what I tried when I first started and it was a big failure. Now when the visible air roots start to look dry I turn the bathroom faucet on lukewarm and set each plant under the running water for several minutes. Then I leave them in the sink to drain before returning them to the window ledge where they live. They don't like a lot of air moving so I don't put them directly under the ceiling fan, I do often have the fans on in the room. They get a good amount of indirect sunlight through the atrium window. Occasionally I will take them to the atrium for real sunshine. I wash the leaves when I water. I never feed when in bloom and I really don't feed much at all just a weak feeding occasionally but mine are usually in constant bloom.

The picture of the white orchids at the top of the post were the ones I lost. I hope they new ones are as pretty. They look much better this morning and happy lol.

I've never had an Orchid. I may try one. Orchid flowers are just so perfect looking.

Raven good luck with the new ones, no doubt they will provide you with much beauty.

I always have a orchid on my desk, much cheaper then cut flowers every week. They do end up in trash when done flowering, I love flowers but not into house plants.

right now I have a purple one with 7 flowers. The flowers have been in bloom since Christmas and have two more buds ready to bloom. I don't use the ice cube idea...I but am careful about not giving them too much water. I keep a gal. of water with epsom salt to use on all my plants, and they really grow.

When I look at your photo of the white orchids I see old fashioned nuns in their white coifs.

Congrats on the orchid rescue, and I envy your orchid growing success. I bought the prettiest mini orchids last year (3 of them) and they did fine for months. I had high hopes, but they all declined and croaked on me. I cannot seem to keep orchids alive, no matter what I do or don't do.

My friend lives in Key West, when done flowering he wires them onto palm tree in back yard. Sometimes his back yard is filled with orchid blooms.

Nicole, that is so beautiful! Here are my recent failures. Poor pretty things, getting stuck with a seasoned orchid killer. :)

Wonderful story and a wonderful hubby too! How very thoughtful of him to rescue the plants knowing how much you missed the ones you lost. Have fun nursing them back to health, Raven!