I won’t say it was a guilt-free process, but I threw out the four Phalaenopsis orchids that were in the window garden today.  The Paphiopedilums were spared (this time), as one of them looks so incredibly healthy–even though it hasn’t bloomed for a few years, I couldn’t just throw it out!

In the open space of that south-facing window tray, I planted a  batch of seeds today, including the following:

Onixotis stricta (this is a water-lover, so the seeds were planted in mud.

Freesia laxa “Blue”

Leucocoryne vittata

Phaenocoma prolifera

Dorstenia mix

Marlothistella stenophylla

Dorotheanthus bellidiformis

Pink Rain Lily

Massonia depressa

Tritonia crispa

Gasteria liliputana (photo from worldofsucculents.com)

Lithops optica “Rubra” (photo from worldofsucculents.com)

Kniphofia multiflora (photo from biodiversityexplorer.org)

Hesperaloe parviflora (collected seeds from Arizona) (photo from xeraplants.com)

All of these seeds were from several years ago, so I don’t anticipate I’ll get many seedlings.  I’m giving them my best shot, though, to see what surprises might appear in the next few months.  Come March, the pots and trays will get moved to the greenhouse and I’ll start some annual and veggie seeds in the window tray.