I never normally write a review, but I ordered this orchid as a Mother's Day gift. My mum reported that buds began falling off it almost immediately. I had not seen it myself until I went to visit her over Easter, when I found it looking completely dead, including browning leaves. It was standing in the same place as one I gave her years ago, which was re flowering for the 5th or 6th time, so she obviously knows how to look after them. My mum is partially sighted, and I did not see the plant when it arrived so have no way of knowing what it looked like on arrival, but have never known an orchid decline so quickly - normally they flower for ages and then re flower again.