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Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

My orchid's leaves haven't wrinkled since moving it to this exact spot in my home – it's the easiest hack to keep these flowering houseplants hydrated

Winkled orchid leaves.

National Orchid Day on 16 April provides the perfect opportunity for plant parents to share all their tips and tricks for keeping orchids happy. These exotic flowering houseplants are undeniably one of the most sophisticated plants to have in the home, but they equally can also be difficult to care for. That's why it's a common occurrence to spot wrinkled orchid leaves.

This has certainly been the case when caring for orchids in my home. I have multiple moth orchids in my large houseplant collection and have seen all problems from yellowing stems, to flowers falling off early, and wrinkled orchid leaves. However, I found the easiest hack to prevent orchid leaves from wrinkling - I moved my plants to the bathroom.

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