I don't know what happened to us, but ever since we moved to Florida, we have been able to grow orchids like nobody's business. It all started with a single orchid that we received from a friend. The orchid was in good shape when we got it, and it just continued to grow. And grow. It bloomed for almost 2 months and then didn't bloom for a while, and then bloomed again! I know this sounds silly, but this damn orchid was going crazy. The leaves were huge and it just kept getting bigger. Since then we have added 5 more orchids, all of whom are doing great. Our most recent addition is an orphaned one from a family member who wasn't able to properly care for the flower. I hope it does as well as the others! I will post pics soon.