orchid rescue 2025-09-10T23:02:35Z
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Rain lashed against the windows as I cradled my grandmother’s heirloom orchid, its once-proud blooms now slumped like defeated soldiers. That sickly yellow creeping up the stems wasn’t just discoloration—it felt like a personal failure. At 2:17 AM, sweat prickling my neck despite the chill, I fumbled for my phone. Google offered a carnival of contradictions: "overwatered!" screamed one site while another hissed "thirst crisis!" That’s when Plantiary’s icon glowed in the dark—a digital Hail Mary.