Death By Winter
 

Thinking my plants and I survived the winter without any one lost...I finally found the time and temperature to go outside and get my back deck ready for spring. I had lazily kept one of my grow shelving case at the end of the deck and didn't bother to take it down. There were a lot of brown leaves at that end, so I decided to start cleaning up over there. Sadly, I came cross this tray of Neofinetia and hybrids that I forgot to bring in with all of my other plants. Twelve lovely plants now just a mound of moss, and plastic pots.

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Death By Winter by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

The toll:

Neofinetia falcata Toutenkou
Ibid Hoshiguruma
Ibid Tamakongou
Ibid Beni-Kuede
Ibid Shinkirou
Ibid Hisui
Ibid Kinginrasha
Ibid Kibana
Renanthera Bill Crocker x Vanda cristata
Holcoglossum Amesiana
Ascofinetia Twinkle x Neofinetia falcata "White Flamingo"
Neo.falcata x Sederia japonica Summerstar

Oh no! Thats so tragic! You must feel awful, Matt. I share your pain...

Thanks Joy. It was not only expensive BUT even worse, so terribly thoughtless. When I gave myself permission to just leave that shelving unit standing, instead of putting it away for the winter--which I always do, I could have saved these twelve lovely plants.

I just bought a Neo.falcata x Sederia japonica Summerstar that should be arriving this week. I am so terribly sorry for your loss. I know they are not people, but I would just hate myself if I did something like that.

Aw Matt I'm so sorry. This happens a lot though so don't feel so bad. I hate when I forget about plants outside.


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Now I'm going to have to enjoy this Neo.falcata x Sederia japonica vicariously. I was looking forward to how this plant will grow. It is a rare plant that I do not see available.

Yup, I don't always forget plants outside. The last time I did that was several years ago, when I left a bunch of Amaryllis bulbs in the garden. I went to work thinking I would dig them up before a hard freeze came in, but when I got back a week later, there was half a foot of snow on the ground and ice on top of that.

Peter T Lin of Diamond Orchids has them! I also got a Vandopsis Little One (Sedirea japonica x Vandopsis parishii) from him. Should arrive later this week!

Yeah Peter has these. He also has a vanda x sedirea cross that's pretty interesting. I got one. It's a beautiful plant too.


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Why dont you post a picture, Ryan. I think we need a live plant in this thread. :evil: