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We officially own 7 orchids now
9 Sep 2023 07:04 pm... because I bought one (stunner, from the florist) yesterday and then at the grocery store we collectively bought two more (slightly lower grade).
I decided that with this being a shared hobby, I should stop by the florist periodically to see what she has. And she had this beautiful large phalaenopsis orchid with magenta on the central lip and column and delicate veining on the white petals. The placement also reminded me of anime shading on the cheeks to indicate blushing, so this is Usagi (named after Sailor Moon at Wax's suggestion):
And at the grocery store they'd clearly gotten in a new shipment, and we bought this one with densely dotted, pointillist fuchsia petals - Wax named him Georges Seurat - and this smaller one with only two flower stalks because it's such a lovely lemon yellow - Wax named her Ostara. (I named the first four, so this is fair of division of labor.)
We've gotten expert at repotting orchids by now, and all seven of them have come from the store with at least some root rot, so repotting immediately is advisable.
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You have to stand so far back to get them all in shot that you can barely see Roy (R), because he's a miniature one, unlike the others. Sue Storm the Oncidium orchid is also tiny, but she's moving to another window soon anyway; she needs more sun.
We planted like 110 bulbs this afternoon too! Daffodils, single and double tulips, crocuses and some mini lilies, plus those huge allium sphere flowers. We still have irises to plant tomorrow.
I decided that with this being a shared hobby, I should stop by the florist periodically to see what she has. And she had this beautiful large phalaenopsis orchid with magenta on the central lip and column and delicate veining on the white petals. The placement also reminded me of anime shading on the cheeks to indicate blushing, so this is Usagi (named after Sailor Moon at Wax's suggestion):
And at the grocery store they'd clearly gotten in a new shipment, and we bought this one with densely dotted, pointillist fuchsia petals - Wax named him Georges Seurat - and this smaller one with only two flower stalks because it's such a lovely lemon yellow - Wax named her Ostara. (I named the first four, so this is fair of division of labor.)
We've gotten expert at repotting orchids by now, and all seven of them have come from the store with at least some root rot, so repotting immediately is advisable.
( Read more... )
You have to stand so far back to get them all in shot that you can barely see Roy (R), because he's a miniature one, unlike the others. Sue Storm the Oncidium orchid is also tiny, but she's moving to another window soon anyway; she needs more sun.
We planted like 110 bulbs this afternoon too! Daffodils, single and double tulips, crocuses and some mini lilies, plus those huge allium sphere flowers. We still have irises to plant tomorrow.
