tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post7869382051171561997..comments2024-03-29T14:48:53.184+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Macro Monday: OrchidDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-17012197913737331372012-03-07T21:27:25.544+01:002012-03-07T21:27:25.544+01:00Yes I guess six months of loneliness might be too ...Yes I guess six months of loneliness might be too much to cope with even for an orchid!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-76209526751808192612012-03-07T21:09:51.885+01:002012-03-07T21:09:51.885+01:00Despite the fact that I find them rather formal I ...Despite the fact that I find them rather formal I did have an orchid for some years but it eventually succumbed to the problems of being left to fend for itself (albeit with intermittent help) whilst I absented myself to New Zealand.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-56366819141058084062012-03-06T16:41:33.635+01:002012-03-06T16:41:33.635+01:00I don't really find them "hard maintenanc...I don't really find them "hard maintenance" The flowers last for months; and at least two of my three plants have bloomed again, one of them which I got 3½ years ago I think has shot new flowers at least once a year. I water orchids about once a week, they can go without water for even longer. When I do give them water I take them to the tap in the kitchen and water them thoroughly in luke warm water but make sure that they are not left standing in water in the pot. Sometimes I give them a bit of special orchid nutrient solution, but not very often.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-91492865298053751242012-03-06T16:29:22.638+01:002012-03-06T16:29:22.638+01:00Beautiful! I've often thought I'd like to...Beautiful! I've often thought I'd like to have an orchid, but I'm pretty sure I would kill it. Yours is quite spectacular.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-89523311067430037272012-03-06T15:23:31.160+01:002012-03-06T15:23:31.160+01:00i love that bedroom window shot, the pots, the lig...i love that bedroom window shot, the pots, the light coming through the blinds, a very interesting and beautiful photoMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-33574761507080626872012-03-06T06:57:21.746+01:002012-03-06T06:57:21.746+01:00Perfectly beautiful flower.Perfectly beautiful flower.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-75703088462421197202012-03-06T04:30:57.222+01:002012-03-06T04:30:57.222+01:00Gorgeous details of the petals in that first photo...Gorgeous details of the petals in that first photo.<br /><br />Happy MMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-55815878949728047222012-03-05T21:38:07.334+01:002012-03-05T21:38:07.334+01:00Beautiful orchid. They are hard to maintain aren&#...Beautiful orchid. They are hard to maintain aren't they?<br />Have a lovely evening!<br /><br />EvaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-64961893990001341952012-03-05T20:04:27.846+01:002012-03-05T20:04:27.846+01:00I think there can be few families of flowers that ...I think there can be few families of flowers that have such a wide and beautiful variety. So exotic and so colourful.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-69923486624473794842012-03-05T19:38:33.576+01:002012-03-05T19:38:33.576+01:00Beautiful orchid.
Regards and best wishesBeautiful orchid.<br /><br />Regards and best wishesTatjana Parkachevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211148849509482121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-20391389687434958762012-03-05T19:03:37.846+01:002012-03-05T19:03:37.846+01:00How beautiful!!! Do you manage to grow these? Most...How beautiful!!! Do you manage to grow these? Most people say they are very hard, but the orchid people insist there is nothing to it.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.com