Plants can be such delicate little things, can’t they? I suppose that’s why I’m not very good at taking care of them. They always seem to die on me, no matter how hard I strictly I adhere to the instructions that come along with them.
Take this little orchid flower as an example. I swear, I watered it exactly as the instructions said: three ice cubes once per week. And yet, after less than three weeks, the flowers are drying up and falling off. I’ve tried moving it closer to a window now, in the hopes of giving it more sunlight. It really wasn’t getting much in its old home on the shelf above my fireplace.
So, though I’ve lost a few flowers off my delicate little plant, I’m going to keep trying to bring it back to life. Let’s hope I succeed.
Miranda Burski 
this is a common problem…people are told to place ice cubes to water the plant…too close to any roots and the tropical plant’s roots are damaged, usually irreparably
Thank you for letting me know! I’ll switch to water now. Hopefully I’ve used few enough ice cubes that the plant will be okay.