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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michelle Stevens" data-source="post: 257281" data-attributes="member: 11">They are! I just feel so bad for those poor Orchids in the discount shelves who's blooms didn't attract anyone's attention. It seems like such a rejection and their lives are in the balance for that. It's so rewarding to know that one has saved these plants from death and given them a second chance. I'm all for good karma.I hope!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Not yet as I don't know if any one plant is best for this. Maizie was so dry and when I gave her some love she really came back and is so happy to be alive. Tippy was not only rejecting in her store in Indiana but also not bid upon on Ebay until I made a deal to free her and she was shipped naked to me and is now very happy. Plantina and Plantera have similar near death experiences and seem to be on the mend. I don't even know with certainty of what colour each of the aforementioned Orchids blooms are until they decide to bloom again. I do like the book idea.Michelle could write a book on the TT Cafe and The Enforcer but that would be more like a comic book. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />It is the best image I have of her. I'm glad I took it.It was just so odd she died like that. She seemed as happy as ever and then all her leaves just wilted and dried-up. Yes, I would consider a Croton again. They seem easy to care for and I like that with my collection of plants.Michelle sure is a Queen of all Hotness and it's realms. Now bend the knee to your Queen!  <img src="https://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/celebre/historique/roi-colere.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Oh dear indeed! I found this video which shows that they do loose leaves after Christmas and can be very alive but look poorly.[MEDIA=youtube]mDlj5q-X020[/MEDIA]I do think the author of that video should stress to keep them damp but not to keep them so damp to rot the roots. They hate their roots being in damp for long periods. A mix of dry and wet.Another good video.[MEDIA=youtube]GgIKo-W3aEI[/MEDIA]I hope Hope finds her footing and please don't get discouraged. She may be preparing for her next act. Maybe Hope had this thermal shock but she has lived for two months in your care so she may be a fighter. My Pinkie Poinsettia may have had this shock too but she has stabilized overall.It was my pleasure! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />There must be an underground hairdressers action that we don't know about. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> May I ask when was the last time you were to a hairdressers?</blockquote>

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