The houseplants I rescued from our church flower display baskets were doing so well. I should’ve known it was too good to be true for this Queen of the Brown Thumb.
I don’t what this little evergreen is, but one of them suddenly became very unhappy once the cold snap hit. The plants sit in a north-facing window and it was drafty when the winds were howling at 35mph. At night I put the plants on the floor so they wouldn’t endure such wild temperatures swings. I don’t know if the drafty window made the plant angry or if I’m under- or over-watering (a formula I’ve NEVER figured out for any houseplant).
Here’s the happy one:
And here’s the sad one. It has foliage that looks and feels like it’s been freeze-dried:
So far the other 4 church plants are doing well. Start the countdown clock…