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title: "This is my orchid that I saved from my grandmothers house. My grandma…"
description: "This is my orchid that I saved from my grandmothers house. My grandma died a year and a half ago now from cancer and she had a more than a couple plants in her…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/Ia4eysp4V93NcmlWL8sPqF"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "horrid_mess"
published: "2025-10-27T22:32:07.805711Z"
language: "en"
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# This is my orchid that I saved from my grandmothers house. My grandma…

_Posted by horrid\_mess on 2025-10-27_

This is my orchid that I saved from my grandmothers house. My grandma died a year and a half ago now from cancer and she had a more than a couple plants in her house that were neglected for months because she came to live me and my family before she died. A lot of them didn’t make it through those months but her orchids were in ok shape I was only able to take one home which is the one I have I call her sweet tart which is a play on my grandmas nickname which we only ever called her by “Sweetie”. This is sweet tarts second time staring to flower which I don’t doubt she will, her first flowering happened within a month of me taking her I was told then she’s probably doing that as a last chance before dying which made me feel pretty bad. But she didn’t die she thrived, even when all of her roots were rotted she kept pushing forward and I wanted to share that because in a way she symbolizes the grief I went through and she also deserves her spotlight.

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## 2 comments

### Nashville Smashville commented on 2025-10-27

This is a sweet story! I hope the best for Sweet Tart!

### Minty commented on 2025-10-28

Nice story 🥹🩷 keep thriving sweet tart!!

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