Kevin says, "Whitecat - What a beautiful phal! Who would have thought that possible? (just kidding folks)" Uh, Kevin, which part was kidding, huh? The "beautiful" remark or your ridiculous question? Better watch it - the angry Phal gods might Kevin the Pholidota chinensis while you're fast asleep. Clint, thanks for the info on the Cassandra. I rummaged around on the Big Leaf site and found it. Do you have one? I was thinking beautiful foliage earlier. For entire plants, yes, the Neos. Also, the Dendrobium moniliformes. With or without leaves or flowers, they remind me of bonsai. If you squint just right, you see an entire forest. Plus, knowing they've been cultivated at least 1700 years gives them an aura of tranquility. Here's a novel one - Neofinetia falcata x Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua. Mine hasn't bloomed, but the plant is lovely. So many of everyone's faves are unfamiliar to me, and it's fun looking them up. Whitecat8

Laura, Cindeea, Felix, Kate, Gary, and Katkin, Thanks for remembering them. Cindee, so nice of you to include them as part of the GW family! I definitely feel that way. Kate, Goldenpond is the one with the pet black and white ducks. She had 3 before the bobcat visit. Gary, I haven't really found them to be destructive. They would be worth a little destruction, though. I find the large turtles to be more destructive, as they chew up the waterlilies when they are here. The area around the pond seemed to fare the best in my yard. The philodendrons that hang over and into the water did well, while the others are yellow and dropping leaves like crazy. I have lots of defoliation and brown/crispy stuff. However, I think most if not all will survive. Time will tell. Anna

Goodmorning Everybody ! :) I heard from my swappers last night...:))) Mariann I have a couple of surprizes for you...We love putting surprizes in our boxes Regina started it.. Chell you are so creative and your writing is so much fun to read... I bet the boys loved playing pirate.. I can see their smiling faces now...What a great idea to make a hideout.. They will always remeber their hideout mom made for them... Norma I havent traded with you but I am sure you went way above in sending her nice cuttings..I seen pics of what you send...They are awesome boxes..:)) Please dont be sad..:)) Regina howdy :) I am so sorry about Mark having to have surgery and the heart condition would just send me into heaven.. Wow I am so glad to read it all went well...Shooo My heart sank for a minute...He will be all healed for college this fall..:)) You empty nester dont go through what I went through...Stay busy and call them alot... I miss my kids so much it hurts sometimes... Dogs are okay but they cant replace our true babies...I love reading about chell and her boys... It makes me smile so much... Frances lol You poor gardener..ahhah You need a break from mother nature..Really..:)) Oh big snakes yucky... I would be screaming... I love chippies...They are so cute...Havent had many around with a cat now...Kiki has brought home two gardener snakes...He was very proud of himself... Yesterday I was getting ready to go out and play in the dirt...The crows or blackbirds were screaming...It just like a scene in the movie the "birds"... It creeped me out really bad...I couldnt see what they were yelling at.. I watched tv...Than got bored and went coleus shopping..lol The master gardener sale for the next county over is tommorow... I cant wait to see what they are going to be offering..I have never been to this one...Oh I almost forgot..I heard from the master gardener I met...Looks like we are building another gh..lol She wants to do it closer to fall since everyone is busy with their gardens...I am glad we could help her..They are a pain to build.. well I gabbed enough lol must be the strong coffee and I got a lot of sleep...:)) Have a good day everybody..Barb

Settings it on the paper towel definitely helped. The soil feels soft, like its hydrated but not quite dry yet. The plant came right out of the pot with no resistance so I took that opportunity to thoroughly check for mites (as I know that can cause droopiness too and it doesn't hurt to check). Seems fine on that front, as I expected. I'm guessing it's drooping and scrunched up in the center because it was too wet? Grabbed a pic of the plant outside the pot, just in case that'd be helpful.