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New ways with orchids

You can do so much more with orchids than simply put them on a coffee table by themselves. Moth orchids (or phalaenopsis) can be combined with other plants to create exotic mixed containers, mounted on the wall or even allowed to trail from the ceiling – revealing their natural form. The orchids in these striking mixed displays are kept in their

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