Before the beautiful flowers fade and drop, i wanted to share some pictures of several of my orchids that have been blooming since February. The flower spikes usually show up in late October/November and it takes about 4 months before the flowers will open, but once they do, you're rewarded by months of amazingly beautiful blossoms. They add inspiration to my windowsill and are a wonder-filled segue to Spring.
These two cymbidiums were given to me by my Mom. This one has huge flowers that are about five inches across:
These two cymbidiums were given to me by my Mom. This one has huge flowers that are about five inches across:
This one is a miniature and its flowers are about a quarter of the size (but equal in beauty!):
And this cymbidium was given to me by my aunt:
It's a prolific bloomer!
I bought this little Japonica for myself three years ago:
It sits right here next to me every day.
So pretty! Thank you for the morning inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThose orchids are gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea they bloomed so much. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had your green thumb...right now I can't even keep a cactus alive. And those are pretty tough plants :(
ReplyDeleteYour orchids are beautiful Kate, I would love to know if you feed them anything special to get them to bloom. Ours are looking great and green but no blooms even after 3 years... Is there a secret??
ReplyDeleteLucky you...
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