My wonderful wife gave me some new orchids for my birthday last month. This brings my total collection of different orchids to 7.
The first is a sweet little number, Oncidium tsiku marguerite. Tiny pale pink and white flowers, dozens of flowers with at least 3 stalks. The blossoms are the size of my fingernail. It has a chocolaty ginger smell.
The next is a Miltoniopsis Bert Fields. Larger blossoms, slow to open and tulip-like at first, then more like a pansie blossom. Deep magenta blossoms.
The next is a Moth Orchid, not sure of the specifics, but what caught our eye was the light lime green blossoms and the abundance of them. We have an Echinacea in the garden that has similar coloring and it is called Coconut lime. So until someone can tell me different, that's what I'll call this one.
The next is a Cypripedioideae, or Lady Slipper Orchid. The pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. This one is very unique and I will keep you up to date as to how long this lasts!
The first is a sweet little number, Oncidium tsiku marguerite. Tiny pale pink and white flowers, dozens of flowers with at least 3 stalks. The blossoms are the size of my fingernail. It has a chocolaty ginger smell.
The next is a Miltoniopsis Bert Fields. Larger blossoms, slow to open and tulip-like at first, then more like a pansie blossom. Deep magenta blossoms.
The next is a Moth Orchid, not sure of the specifics, but what caught our eye was the light lime green blossoms and the abundance of them. We have an Echinacea in the garden that has similar coloring and it is called Coconut lime. So until someone can tell me different, that's what I'll call this one.
The next is a Cypripedioideae, or Lady Slipper Orchid. The pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. This one is very unique and I will keep you up to date as to how long this lasts!
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