Rare Blooms

Paintbrush lily, Haemanthus coccineus:

It has looked like a dead thing in its pot ever since it came here, but it has burst into life with two flowers:

The leaves will follow later.

Cymbidium orchid - Peter Pan X Snow Eagle "Malcolm":

The first of nine to open:

I was given this orchid in April 2011. I'm glad it is happy enough to flower in its new home.

And even more gladdies:

There are two stems of these purple and white flowers. I think these were among the plants we rescued from a garden about to be demolished in Coburg last August.