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title: "At the beginning of the week I was cleaning up underneath the giant…"
description: "At the beginning of the week I was cleaning up underneath the giant monstera in my yard and I found a random orchid, half dead and stuck to a painted ceramic…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Petals n pothos"
published: "2025-08-02T23:45:18.117839Z"
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# At the beginning of the week I was cleaning up underneath the giant…

_Posted by Petals n pothos on 2025-08-02_

At the beginning of the week I was cleaning up underneath the giant monstera in my yard and I found a random orchid, half dead and stuck to a painted ceramic pot. I have 100+ houseplants, but have never owned an orchid, nor is the pot familiar, so I can only assume that she's been there since my ex moved in with me in 2019. I assume he set it there thinking it was dead. Well, that orchid has outlasted the relationship, so now I feel duty bound to care for it. I wet her thoroughly, then removed the roots from the pot as carefully as I could. I gave her a root trim, soaked her in aloe vera juice for a while and repotted her in some bark and moss. Hopefully now she'll thrive rather than just surviving (that DEFINITELY feels like a metaphor for the relationship. 😂🤣)

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/i6aXzoxoBnTuyC6Sydns1gUT3KfJi0psaQeQnu_qUYk/ZOeoD4KmTROesFBVt-DGkg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/i6aXzoxoBnTuyC6Sydns1gUT3KfJi0psaQeQnu_qUYk/J40NEfN8SGi8FdU_quGt3g.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Mateja commented on 2025-08-03

I can't keep an orchid alive for the life of me and here is one growing in your pot pile 🫠

### Mateja commented on 2025-08-03

So fascinated by the root growth, it has been there a while! Do you live in a humid environment?

#### Petals n pothos replied on 2025-08-04

Yep. South Florida. Even our "not humid" days are over 65%.

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-09-09

The story is funny. You’re now the proud owner. Forget the ex and name plant something funny and adorable. Good luck!

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