Over the years I have seen some spectacular orchids, they have been of all colours, sizes and their beauty is shared by all those lucky enough to behold them. They can grow indoors, outdoors and in the most extreme conditions Mother nature can expose them too. However it it not these orchids I wish to discuss.
Often, for a variety of reasons you can have or see an orchid upon which there is no flower. You water it as recommended, you offer it plant food, it is positioned in exactly the best environment, yet for some reason it never produces a single flower.
So what should you do? should you throw away the orchid because you feel it is not repaying the love and effort you have put in to it's life simply because it has no flowers. Or, should you continue as you are, feeding and nurturing it in the hope that it will flower at some point? Some people may feel it easier to just throw the plant away and look for another that can flower and does, I for one would keep the orchid, it may not be that it wont flower, it may just be that it cant so it deserves to be cared for just as much as it's floral friends.
What I am trying to say is that just because you do not get the results you may be after, it is not fair to set limits as to what you expect another living thing to do. Some people cannot "flower" to others expectations so it would not be fair to disregard them, maybe find out if they are happy as they are, from there respect and admire them as they may just flower within.
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