Monday, January 9, 2012

new orchid

Yet another orchid has bloomed in the greenhouse. From one direction it could almost be a bird.



Or not.


5 comments:

  1. Flowers in the middle of winter. Endless fascination. This is not the only reason I'm enjoying the second job, though (and the real birds, too.)

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  2. Gorgeous. Cousin Leah's husband gave me an orchid plant that he started from seed. So far, it's still alive, but the bottom leaves are turning brown. (I warned him...!!!)

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  3. BL, it made me laugh to go from your comment almost straight to the agricultural extension agent's column in the weekly newspaper: orchids as houseplants! He said all the usual things about light and water, but he didn't mention temperature, which I believe is the cause of my last-year's gift-orchid's rapid demise. The house varies from lows of 50F at night to highs of 70F when the stove's going well and the sun's shining, and I don't think it could take it.

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