These little guys remind me of the dancing Cossacks in Disney's Fantasia (the 1st one), I owned this orchid for 4 years and it never bloomed...then I moved to the Puna District...(Puna means fresh or new and the district is famous for its growing conditions) one month later it began putting out a bloom stalk! I waited anxiously (I had never seen a bloom from it before so I had no idea what it would be like), and finally it bloomed! Lucky me! It is probably the flashiest orchid I own, and it was absolutely loaded full of these little dancing soldiers. Happy Red Theme day! In honor of this great theme I will be posting something red each day for the whole week! And one is a surprise...come see it this week and make a guess...
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I don't think I have ever seen anything to compare with this. Never even heard of this flower before. Nice photo of it too.
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—Me as Moses—
Awesome orchids. My mom used to grow them and they are very temperamental. Sometimes, they bloom like crazy and then become dormant for years.
ReplyDeleteAs for your coffee comment, I try not to drink coffee after breakfast and I limit myself to three cups a day only. Otherwise, I get too jittery. :-)
Beautiful...very unusual. i am glad it finally bloomed for you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo! I'll look forward to more red this week.
ReplyDeleteNow there's a red photo! Beautiful flower.
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ReplyDeleteMahalo all! I am really enjoying this theme! Whats next?
ReplyDeleteJuly's theme is "A Typical Breakfast".
ReplyDeleteWow, those are really red!
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