Orchid blossoms still multiplying (currently 9)

[cimorene]

Neve the wild mini phalaenopsis orchid started to bloom! From above you can kinda see the size difference compared to Georges and Ella next to her. She's got so many buds already.

Wax's philodendron Jungle Boogie or Henderson's Pride, if that is in fact the one it is (apparently hard to tell, came without a proper label, on sale after being sadly mistreated at a hardware store), has made a new leaf recently and it's making a branch. I really love the leaves which are very majestic, but I keep trying and failing to get pictures of it. It's just so large and the light is from the wrong direction where it lives.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

Hurray!

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Orchids are so pretty. I love that hot pink one.

Re: Yay!

[cimorene]

Thanks, that's my favorite too! And that's why I named it Ella Fitzgerald. It's ironically the only one I didn't pick out - my wife impulse bought it for me at the supermarket!

These darker colors of phals seem to be a little bit rarer, but there are also ones that are so dark they're almost black, and I have been wanting one of those too. It's so fascinating to look at the pigment on the petals up close!

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I recommend a pocket microscope. They're great for examining plants. Mine is 60-75x.

[laurenthemself]

They're so beautiful!