How to Use orchid in a Sentence

orchid

noun
  • Most of the orchid’s stem is now bare.
    — A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Don't give up and toss the orchid just yet.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
  • What if your orchid hasn’t bloomed?
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Your healthy orchid will grow new leaves to take its place.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
  • This is a great time to repot your orchid, too.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Repot the orchid in a new planter with new soil.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • These orchids bloom again from the same stem and still have nodes on their stem(s).
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • What does an unhealthy orchid leaf look like?
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Learn how to prune orchids and how to get the timing right.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Any hardware store will sell orchid mix.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Remove the orchid from its pot and brush any soil away from the roots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Place your orchid near a bright window.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 May 2026
  • Even orchids don’t need ice cubes—despite the old wives’ tale.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
  • If the leaves are dark green, the orchid isn’t getting enough light.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
  • My orchid came up and looked great, but now the flowers have brown spots.
    — oregonlive, 27 June 2020
  • Except, of course, for all those orchids.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Will my orchid ever bloom again?
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Then keep the orchid in a warm spot with bright light but out of the direct sun.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The good news is that your orchid is still alive and can rebloom with the right care.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Invited it to live in the dirt of her dead orchid?
    — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In general, an orchid can be in the same pot for three years.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • No matter the type of orchid, go light on pruning.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure your orchid is getting the amount of light its type requires.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Kondrat says there are no hard and fast rules about when to water an orchid.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Someone who put orchids on the sill of a window that had once been nailed shut.
    — Anne Enright, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Your orchid will use the season’s long days to settle in and bulk up.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
  • Sylvia turned a tall white orchid toward Jeanne’s chair.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Be careful not to get water on the orchid’s blooms.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The crocodile has shark’s teeth, just as the daisy grew an orchid.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2018
  • No more orchids for sale, no more future dead orchids.
    — A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025

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