Bletilla striata
Normally these don’t start growing until now. But this year the temperature has been all over the place. We just call it the roller coaster, as we will have a few colder days followed by a few days of warm. Apparently the warmer days have out numbered the colder days, as we are well ahead of normal.
These are over wintered in a unheated garage that stays just above freezing with the help of a small space heater. Which keeps the pots from freezing solid. They are watered once maybe twice during the winter and given a new topping of potting soil.
We would of moved them outside last week as it was in the 70s on Wednesday and Thursday but 26F Friday morning and 28F this morning. Planning on moving them out tomorrow as the forecast looks to stay above freezing for the next two weeks and that should get us far enough in to spring for them to be OK. Will not move other orchids out for awhile, as we can still have temperatures in the lower 30s.
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