Dear friends,
Two month ago, I was strolling back home one evening and just passed by a garbage dump where somebody ( probably someone who moved out) just deposited a whole load of plants. There were some big Scheffleras and a chopped huge Yucca :-( and many other smaller plants thrown away on a heap!
Since I felt quite sorry about all these poor plants, I started looking for something I could possibly save. No question about caring home a huge yucca alone, but at a second and eve a third glance... there it was: a quite big Dendrobium Orchid!!!
It didn't look like much at first - orchids never do when they are not in bloom, but it looked like it was full of tiny little flower buds. I obviously took it with me and one and a half month later I got a wonderful reward!!!
I guess, at this stage, it has earned itself a very good place in my home. We call it "Trovatello" alias the Foundling. And now I have lo learn how to care for it, since I'm not very good with orchids...
Let me know if you have any tips and tricks for growing Dendrobiums or if you ever had experiences with rescued plants.
Two month ago, I was strolling back home one evening and just passed by a garbage dump where somebody ( probably someone who moved out) just deposited a whole load of plants. There were some big Scheffleras and a chopped huge Yucca :-( and many other smaller plants thrown away on a heap!
Since I felt quite sorry about all these poor plants, I started looking for something I could possibly save. No question about caring home a huge yucca alone, but at a second and eve a third glance... there it was: a quite big Dendrobium Orchid!!!
It didn't look like much at first - orchids never do when they are not in bloom, but it looked like it was full of tiny little flower buds. I obviously took it with me and one and a half month later I got a wonderful reward!!!
This is just wonderful, your are so lucky to have found this orchid. You have already the beautiful flowers but I really should not know how to treat Denrdrobiums.
ReplyDeleteWow !!! Ce minune de orhidee !!! Nici eu nu ma pricep la cresterea lor, pana acum am reusit sa dau gata toate orhideele primite sau cumparate. Singurele care rezista sunt cele din flora locala, transplantate in gradina, dar apartin la o categorie cu totul diferita :) Bravo !!!
ReplyDeleteDendrobiums and others fared very well on a balcony of my old place in Miami Florida. I took them with me to Arizona and they all expired. The water, the sun, everything about Arizona orchids hate.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten to add, rescued plants are my specialty of the house! I like to purchase the discarded/clearance price on plants at our local home improvement/garden center stores, I get a good price, and they almost always thrive after I bring them home. At garden center, their deaths usually due to heat and lack of water. Inside my house, it's overwatering and cold that destroys them.
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