Last weekend while we were in the orchid hothouse at our local garden shop, I took this picture of a nice yellow and pink phalaenopsis orchid. Hard to choose the best or prettiest, but this was definitely among the nicest.
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Orchid of the Day
I took several shots of the orchids in our local garden emporium today, and although all of them were beautiful, these stood out as being the most unusual and interesting.
The Orchid Society
The annual gathering of the Southern California Orchid Society is this weekend. We are members of the South Coast Botanical Gardens and since our facility was host to the event, we were able to attend today. All I can say is the show and the orchids and flowers on sale were breathtaking. Here’s the proof:
A Green Orchid
Well not exactly green but a shade of yellowish-green which I’ve never seen in an orchid. What an unusual hue. Very pretty! I snapped this today at our local home supplies emporium in their tropical hothouse.
Phalaenopsis Orchids
We made a run to the local garden shop to get some home and garden supplies. Today, there were an abundance of orchids on display in the hothouse. I snapped this image of these lovely
Phalaeonpsis Orchids.
Another Phalaenopsis Orchid
I last sent you a picture of this orchid plant on March 4th. Since then, the orchid plant produced several beautiful flowers which just seem to last and last.
Known as the “moth orchid†due to its resemblance to some tropical moths, the phalaenopsis is native to the Asiatic tropics, India, Indonesia and the Philippines. This lovely and delicate plant is now a welcome adornment to our kitchen counter under the skylight.
Damsel Sends You Hothouse Orchids
Today we were at our local garden emporium and found dozens of orchids blooming in the hothouse section. I just had to get pictures of some of these most beautiful and exotic flowers. This is one of the prettiest of so many varieties. This photo shows several aspects of the flowers: face on, profile and oblique views.
