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Article: WORLD OF ORCHIDS GROWING THE LOVELY FLOWERS REQUIRES UNCOMMON DEVOTION.(Home Front)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- December 21, 1997
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Byline: Shery McDonald Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
With thier exotic and long-lasting flowers, orchids are fascinating plants.
``Use one as a centerpiece and it will always be a topic of conversation,'' says Marion Allen, who cultivates many varieties in her Evergreen greenhouse.
She takes the mystery out of growing orchids in classes she teaches at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and she shares some of her knowledge here.
How did you get interested in growing orchids?
My first one I got when I was in California 20 years ago. Then when we moved to Colorado 19 years ago, I visited Botanic Gardens and started growing them. I ...