Last year I got two spikes with one of it's flowerings, which made for a really spectacular display from such a small orchid. I searched for a while to find more pictures, but all I could find were these dramatic ones my husband (then fiance) took. He likes to stage and light things where I prefer a more natural photo.
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This year it's blooming in the summer, just one spike but always pretty. Below are my pictures. I just wanted to take a few in case the older flowers started fading before the rest of the buds opened. Depending on the time of year this one blooms changes the saturation of the color and the strength of the scent of the flowers. That happens with a lot of orchids though, temperature and sunlight definitely effects the flower's appearance. This years summer blooming created much softer colored flowers than when it usually blooms in spring or fall, but they smell much stronger. I have it in my kitchen window over the sink and I can smell them every time I go to do dishes, (which is awesome). It's not overpowering but enough to scent that part of the room.
Beautiful orchid!! Looks like a butterfly or some sort of insect flying with it's wings all set back hehehe.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Doritaenopsis/Phalaenopsis have some underrated flowers. I always thought it looked like an insect or a bird too!
DeleteBeautiful flowers, and the colours are great, and what an added bonus with the perfume. It does look like an insect or bird, I was thinking maybe a hummingbird. Great photos too! Washing the dishes is under-rated, and you are lucky to have these flowers make it more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hate washing dishes and there's no (machine) dishwasher in this apartment, so at least I've got something to make it better, lol!
DeleteI really like the 'dramatic' photos :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'll let him know. He's actually starting to get really good at them. I'll have some pictures up of a NOID mini Phalaenopsis up soon that he took because I didn't get a chance to. Maybe I'll just have him take pics anyway, nice to have 2 people's perspective.
DeleteVery nice blue and rounded lip. In my latitude often bloom in summer (August) in fact now I return to take up, at first the color is very intense after a few weeks tends to lighten the color...Funny how the smell I do not perceive it!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Madrid
Interesting, I guess this one really isn't picky about temperature to induce blooming like other Phalaenopsis. No smell on yours? Sometimes I have to put my nose right to it to spell the fragrance, but this year it's stronger than usual.
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