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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Precious, Molly-Coddled, Purple Orchids of mine


These purple orchid plants have been sitting in their pot on my porch with limited exposure to full sunlight. Maybe I was being over-protective...didn't want my precious purple princesses to get 'sun-burnt', so I kept them in that location, not expecting them to flower much. After some months  of dormancy, I was so happy to find one brave stalk emerging, seeking light. I guess a bit of molly-coddling doesn't hurt. Now I am patiently waiting for the other plants to get activated and bloom! 


Can you hear what the blooms are singing?
Stretching our limb towards the light.


When's Rosie coming out to give us our foliar feed???


That swan's been watching us  us all day long!




Hey, we get lonely out here on the patio.


We can't wait for this pot to be filled with more stalks of purple orchids! 

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14 comments:

  1. DonnaJune 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    boy are the blooms singing....they love it there...beautiful

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  2. Autumn BelleJune 5, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    What a wonderful surprise to be rewarded with this beautiful orchid. My beloved orchid has not bloomed for a year!

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  3. JamaJune 5, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    They are so pretty! I like that green and white plants that you have under the orchid .

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  4. Modern MomJune 5, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Yes. They are so pretty!

    My entry.

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  5. UnknownJune 5, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    very pretty, and she wanted the world to see.:p

    Today's Flowers

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  6. africanaussieJune 6, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Gosh they are pretty, and I hope you get many more scapes in that pot.

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  7. MalarJune 6, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Beautiful purple bloom!

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  8. lotusleafJune 6, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Your purple orchids are lovely. I love your ornate gate.

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  9. Chubskulit RoseJune 6, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Beautiful bloom!

    Roses

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  10. AlexaJune 6, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Your garden is gorgeous, Rosie, and your orchids are amazing. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Most of my flowers are shot in what I like to think of as "my" garden (5 minutes walk from my apartment), but it's actually the Brooklyn Botanic.

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  11. CarlettaJune 6, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    I've always wanted an orchid plant but I'm always afraid I'll kill them. Yours is beautiful!
    I love the second image with the iron in contrast to the softness of the flower - lovely!

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  12. Malay-Kadazan girlJune 6, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Hopefully you get more blooms. Wow pretty purple my favourite colour.

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  13. LindyLouMacJune 9, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Hi Rosie, you already know I am back now trying to catch up again on all I missed while away. Your orchids are simple beautiful, I am so enjoying learning how different gardening is for you compared to Europe.

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  14. eileeninmdJune 16, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    Wow, your orchids are amazing. Gorgeous photos.

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