Orchid loss devastating....

[NYCorchidman]

Good approach to life!
All the best!

[vjo]

I am going to bet on your plants! I think MOST will be fine, keeping my fingers crossed tho....Jean

[LovePhals]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Ouch! I feel devastated when one of my plants die, can't imagine an entire collection. Nikkik, I think you have a couple Neofinetia? Those are hardy, and might survive. I have an extra Amami Island that I would be happy to send your way as consolation.

Oh- I can send one too. I have an extra Vanda denisoniana I can give to you if you like that one to make up for any Vanda loss! Let me know and I could send it to you when the weather warms here!

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by vjo

I am going to bet on your plants! I think MOST will be fine, keeping my fingers crossed tho....Jean

Thank you for your positive thoughts, Jean!

Here's the update this morning: Some of my plants did not make it. So far, 8 are definite goners. I have several vandas that have a lot of leaf damage/loss, but I am holding out hope for them. My Phalaenopsis gigantea has a significant amount of cold damage on the main plant, but the good news is that it has several keikis that look good, so far (fingers crossed). All my sophronitis died. My constantia orchids have damage, but again, fingers crossed. I did lose two color forms of Vanda tessellata.

It seems that the plants on the south side of the room faired much better, as those plants don't seem to have much damage. My three Vandopsis, which I was really worried about seem ok, so far. My adult V. gigantea has some cold spotting, but I don't see anything major.

I will update again, soon.

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Originally Posted by LovePhals

Oh- I can send one too. I have an extra Vanda denisoniana I can give to you if you like that one to make up for any Vanda loss! Let me know and I could send it to you when the weather warms here!

Thank you so much!!! That is very thoughtful! I can't begin to express how much I appreciate your kindness! I believe my denisoniana is going to pull through. It's keiki didn't fair well, but so far the rest of the plant looks good.

[MamaLiberty]

So sorry to hear of your problems! I'd think insulating the solarium would be a good idea, along with the alarm.

I moved my small collection of orchid "mutts" from So. Calif. to South Dakota ten years ago. We arrived very late and only unpacked what we'd need for breakfast. I was quite ill just then, and simply forgot that the orchids were all in the car!! It got down nearly to zero that night, and in the morning I was devastated to find my plants out there.

Don't even remember what all I had then, actually didn't know the names of most of them anyway... but only completely lost two of the smallest ones. Had quite a bit of leaf damage to the others, and it took them a long time to recover, but they are healthy and mostly blooming now.

Be patient, and careful about just tossing things that seem too damaged... these pesky, persnickity, spoiled brat plants turn out to be incredibly persistent when all is said and done.

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by MamaLiberty

So sorry to hear of your problems! I'd think insulating the solarium would be a good idea, along with the alarm.

I moved my small collection of orchid "mutts" from So. Calif. to South Dakota ten years ago. We arrived very late and only unpacked what we'd need for breakfast. I was quite ill just then, and simply forgot that the orchids were all in the car!! It got down nearly to zero that night, and in the morning I was devastated to find my plants out there.

Don't even remember what all I had then, actually didn't know the names of most of them anyway... but only completely lost two of the smallest ones. Had quite a bit of leaf damage to the others, and it took them a long time to recover, but they are healthy and mostly blooming now.

Be patient, and careful about just tossing things that seem too damaged... these pesky, persnickity, spoiled brat plants turn out to be incredibly persistent when all is said and done.

Thank you for your kind words. I am sorry to hear that you lost a few but happy that most of your collection pulled through. The plants that I have tossed are definitely dead. And we are in the process of looking for an alarm.

As for the insulation, there is nothing to insulate because the entire room with the exception of the side the attaches to the house is made out of glass, even the ceiling. I wish we could insulate it; it would save us a ton on heating costs!!!!!

[MamaLiberty]

Originally Posted by nikkik

As for the insulation, there is nothing to insulate because the entire room with the exception of the side the attaches to the house is made out of glass, even the ceiling. I wish we could insulate it; it would save us a ton on heating costs!!!!!

Oh, that's too bad! And I hear you on the heating costs. I could tolerate a lower temperature in the whole house if it were not for all the plants. I have 45 houseplants - from ferns to citrus dwarfs - besides the orchids, and I swear they are all that stands between me and insanity over the long winter. Well, the plants and my corgi, of course. He drives me nuts during mud season.

So, I pay the bills and don't worry about it. I'm sure the electric is cheaper than psychiatric care!

[Edit... can't spell today either. ]

[No-Pro-mwa]

Oh, I am so sorry about your collection. I will pray that most of them will survive. Unfortunate some are already gone. Don't give up so soon don't get mad get even, I mean get even better ones

Congratulations on the new baby. I grew up with 3 sisters, no brothers. It can be done

MamaLiberty the mud season is bad with the low slung dogs. I also know this as I have a basset and she's my 4th one. My longer legged dogs are much better as they don't throw it so much on to there bellies. But we love them anyway At least mine have shorter hair, the Corgi must be even worse.

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Don't give up so soon don't get mad get even, I mean get even better ones

Lol I like that!

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Oh, I am so sorry about your collection. I will pray that most of them will survive. Unfortunate some are already gone. Don't give up so soon don't get mad get even, I mean get even better ones

Congratulations on the new baby. I grew up with 3 sisters, no brothers. It can be done

Thank you so much for your kind words, Shannon! I also appreciate that you made me laugh out loud when you said I should get even better ones!

Thank you for the congratulations on our baby! I would be happy with 3 girls or two girls and a boy, but even if I wasn't I'd have to learn to be because there are not returns in that department of life!