A question about the ORCHID flower and more specifically touching them..?
I kissed an orchid at work, dont ask me why, I just did. The owner told me that the orchid would die now as they are not meant to be touched.
Does anyone know if this is true? or is it safe to touch orchids without the risk of the plant dying?
oils from your hands will often cause orchids to oxidize and turn brown, and this is what the person was referencing.
There are a few virii, too, but unless you were kissing other orchids first, it should be fine.
They are just sensitive plants.
Don’t worry.
The plant is not going to die. Just scaring you. I touch them all the time. I can only speak for Phalaenopsis orchids. I work and care for them and I haven’t seen once drop dead yet.
They are a very hardy flower on the contrary when given the proper life sustaining requirements.
Are you sure it wasn’t a gardenia? Those are the once you can’t touch and it turns brown on you.