My friend gave this orchid to Lucy years ago when he borrowed me for a day's DIY-ing, and it's sat on the windowsill ever since.
It came with dire warnings about not overwatering it, so I've always tried to keep up with watering it, but not drowning it.
It never looked as good as when it was new though, and I thought it was slowly dying over the last several years.
A few months ago, I noticed that it was looking particularly sad, and I thought there wasn't much to lose with it, so I hoiked it out of the pot and tidied up the roots, which were growing out of the top of the pot, and had been half-eaten by bugs, and I've been watering it much more.
It seemed to like the treatment, and has had a burst of new growth. When I got home this afternoon, I noticed that this lovely flower had appeared.
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