She'd made the mistake of leaving them outside and they were scorched by the sun. They were in a sorry state and one was left with the tiniest of shoots. The other two were reduced to part leaves and an iffy growth point.
She gave them to me to, as she put it, "try and do something with them".
For nearly a year I've worked on them attempting to get them up and running but, poor things, they were a sorry state and it really was touch and go whether any would survive.
Sadly, after a short battle, one keeled over but the other two rallied and as they are a 'gift' from her, I've worked hard to bring them on.
The parent plant is, as you can see, really healthy again. In fact the large leaves are twice the size of the original ones in Alma's house, so I'm more than delighted.
Thanks Alma, you've given me two lovely orchids, which will soon be three once more.