hennisianum in-situ

[eggshells]

Mr. Canh inspired me to post one more in-situ photos after looking at the micranthum pictures. So here you go.

These photos are taken by my friend Miguel.

A little back story. At the time these photos were taken. The trees that covers up most of the area has been logged and cleared. The big trees that used to cover them has felled down and these plants are now exposed in sun all day hence the colour of the plants. We kinda knew that eventually that the site will be cleared but left the plants there.

I just got some sad news that they now burnt the whole area including these plants for clearing to build some infrastructure.

What would you have done if you were in the situation?

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[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Thanks for sharing the photos. I love to see them nature, and hope they remain there.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Love them all, but #4 is my favorite flower.

Well, knowing that the site would be cleared, I would have either just left them there like you did (most likely) hoping that one seed pod would spread seeds all over, or transplant them somewhere nearby where they might be safe from clearing. I don't know.

It's all the common sad story. Oh, well...

Thanks for the pictures though.

 

[cxcanh]

Very nice photos, I do hope this year I can manage to make more photo of some other species that I missed last year.

 

[TyroneGenade]

I vote for rescue to an adjacent location (or to a loving home if relocation was out of the question). It is senseless to just let the plants die.

 

[NYEric]

If I knew that they were going to be destroyed I would have taken some.

 

[phraggy]

If I knew that they were going to be destroyed I would have taken some.

So would I Eric -------- I would have removed the lot!!!!
A lovely plant gone to waste.

Ed

 

[NYEric]

Group of plants.

 

[17andgrowing]

This is indeed sad news.

 

[SlipperFan]

What a shame, to have them all burned. I'm with those who would have removed them.

 

[Ozpaph]

sad

 

[SlipperKing]

Your friend takes really nice pics. Hopefully this was not the only known location for the species, right?

 

[Wendy]

So sad to hear of such beautiful plants being destroyed needlessly. I probably would have tried to rescue at least a couple.
Thanks for the photos.

 

[Trithor]

Lovely series of pictures. It is so seldom that we see this species cultivated and bloomed in collections. It is a difficult question, leave, relocate or collect? I am sure answers would be different on open forum from reality.