I know nothing about the varieties of orchids. I've never visited Melbourne. But I get the actresses and the artists. The backlighting here is - what's the right word? - tender, perhaps.
As we in the northern hemisphere slide into winter (a tiny bit of snow today) it is very refreshing to see images of your slide into summer. Squash blossoms and butterfly orchids are such welcome images -- and very beautiful indeed!
This is the second lot of blooms for this stem on this plant, Peter. But I am assiduous with the watering: one each week (Monday) I stand it in a sink half full of water for about 15 minutes, and I wipe all the dust from its 'leaves'. I also trimmed each stem after the first flush of flowers.
This specimen belongs to Kirsten and is sitting on her kitchen sink for the photo. I do ALL her gardening for her ... well sbe has a juliet-balcony and this ...
Think Julie of Sydney!
ReplyDeleteThe back-lighting is perfect on this one, glamorous to the max!!
ReplyDeleteKater: ... *blush* ...
ReplyDeleteSo delicately translucent...!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about the varieties of orchids. I've never visited Melbourne. But I get the actresses and the artists. The backlighting here is - what's the right word? - tender, perhaps.
ReplyDeleteAs we in the northern hemisphere slide into winter (a tiny bit of snow today) it is very refreshing to see images of your slide into summer. Squash blossoms and butterfly orchids are such welcome images -- and very beautiful indeed!
ReplyDeleteA magnificent specimen.
ReplyDeleteI can never get the damn things to bloom a second time. Do you have any luck?
ReplyDeleteThis is the second lot of blooms for this stem on this plant, Peter. But I am assiduous with the watering: one each week (Monday) I stand it in a sink half full of water for about 15 minutes, and I wipe all the dust from its 'leaves'. I also trimmed each stem after the first flush of flowers.
ReplyDeleteI can't get them to flower either. Nice back lighting.
ReplyDeleteno comment, just smiling.
ReplyDeleteso lovely, thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteHi Julie
ReplyDeleteThis flower is so lovely,and your
photo shows it off so well.I love
white flowers,especially delicate
ones like this one.
Pure elegance. And what a show-off you are showing you can get them to flower ... very Sydney.
ReplyDeleteThis specimen belongs to Kirsten and is sitting on her kitchen sink for the photo. I do ALL her gardening for her ... well sbe has a juliet-balcony and this ...
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