ahhhh, i finally had the time to make a greenhouse. it was nice too. then silly me took out the ENTIRE collection from inside and stuck them in the greenhouse in our dreadful arizona heat. stupid move.
i went back outside the next day to find them all cooked, DEAD. i frantically moved into the shade in the hopes that any would survive and actually cried a little. so many years of collecting and so much money trying to keep them alive... sigh
a couple did survive though. amongst them an oncidium twinkle 'little star', an orange epidendrum, and a zygopetalum. the others that survived look pretty ratty and im not sure they'll make it but im not giving up on them yet because theyre still green on some parts.
those are a beautiful giant yellow cymbidium, which my best friend gave me for christmas which was the worst loss and im hoping those now bare pseudobulbs can kick in some new growths, my dendrobium sauaru gold 'sunset' which i JUST went outside to find chewed up by my dogs (which wasnt that bad because they somehow removed the dying half from the healthy new part....go figure), and two phals that are burnt but somehow very healthy on the green parts. the crown leaves died but the crowns still look green in the center. think they can regrow? i have these outside under the porch where its still bright but cooler.
for right now. im gonna try and save the onc. twinkle because it seems to be the healthiest and i liked it alot when it was in bloom. and now i get to start all over. yesterday i went to tj's and bought myself a new oncidium sweet sugar. very pretty.
now to save up and get the collection growing again. lesson learned: arizona SUCKS haha. heres the two oncidiums.
I KILLED my collection
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