Quick story here. My sister was whining or bragging, I couldn't tell, about a plant she "almost killed". I told her it was an orchid and that she could cut off the brown stems. "Give it more light and it will bloom again for you" , I told her. "Oh. I hardly ever water it!" (again I couldn't tell if she was bragging or what?) I told her, "GOOD! The plant (in soil) doesn't need too much water". I wanted to snatch the poor plant and take it away from her!!