I thought it only appropriate to celebrate the new year (and break the almost 1-year hiatus on this blog) with an appreciation post about orchids.
ORCHIDS!!! They're so interesting! There are so many types! I'm sure there are many many other plants out there that are MUCH more diverse and interesting, but recently this has taken the forefront of my attention for two reasons:
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| These two friends! |
David got me an orchid sometime ago in 2013(?), and it bloomed beautifully for the whole summer. In the fall, it went to sleep and then hibernated for the whole year. Over the course of time, it lost a few leaves and roots, though at some point I think it grew an entire new leaf (which I then probably killed...). A few days ago he got me the mini orchid, the double stemmed one in the front. I still kept the original orchid all this time because I've heard that they sometimes regrow. Although I had almost given up on it (and admittedly kind of forgot to water it after I left it in the living room), I saw this after putting the two together:
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| Baby stem!!!! |
The leaves aren't looking so great, and the roots aren't all super happy, but Momma orchid has begun to sprout again! Here you can see a new little stem coming out for air. Not only that but it's sprouting more roots as well! Here's another angle:
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| Can you see the tiny root on the bottom of the picture? |
Plants are so cool. I just realized my previous post from last year was also about plants, somewhat.
In the spirit of orchid-appreciation, here are some other cool orchids from around the world and internets!! (So some of them may not be correctly labeled, sorry)
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| This looks like the same one flipped upside down - cheetah orchid?? |
And here are some impatiens that I thought were orchids... maybe I'll do an impatiens appreciation post another day!
Orchids are my FAVORITE flowers! Plants remind me that though they are not blooming, it does not mean they are not alive and growing. Mine are blooming right now too! I love that mine bloom in the dead of winter every year. It brings so much life into my room. <3 Yay!
ReplyDeleteAh, it's so nice to have a splash of color and life in the middle of winter!! :) How are your orchids doing now? My mini one has already wilted due to lack of good care (oops) but the bigger one seems more resilient!
DeleteThey are doing quite well. =) But I have little people who think watering plants is the coolest job ever.
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