Thursday, July 5, 2018

Orchid Joy

My cymbidium orchid, which has been in the greenhouse since the cold weather started in May, has come into the house so I can enjoy the flowers:

But while I was in the greenhouse watering some other plants, I was overjoyed to see this:
Another orchid flower spike!

I have no idea what this orchid is. We call it "Ron's orchid". Ron was an elderly man who lived up the street in Coburg. He and his wife had lived in their house since it was built in the 1930s. His wife died in about 2000, and a few years later Ron, who was over 90 and not in great health, moved to a nursing home and his house was sold. Someone cleaning out the house and garden dumped a huge over-grown orchid plant, minus its pot, on the nature strip. We dragged it home (I seem to remember a wheelbarrow was involved), and split it up into about 8 pots. It had a couple of flower spikes when we rescued it, and I think the flowers were a similar colour to the top photo, but I've forgotten because it has never flowered since. So I am very excited to see that it has finally decided to flower for us!

10 comments:

Pamela said...

How exciting to find a new spike!

Jeanette said...

A promising, if a little belated, reward for the rescue.

Wendy said...

That is awesome!
We rescued a similar Orchid from the Nature strip years ago- It is not a pretty flower but DD calls it "Giganteum" as the spikes are at least 3 foot tall!

Marly said...

Ron's orchid obviously feels at home in your greenhouse. I'm amazed you kept it so long if it wasn't flowering; that's devotion to plants for you!

Jo said...

Orchids are so beautiful. You are very lucky

Needled Mom said...

It's always fun to see the surprises in nature.

Julierose said...

Isn't that great? Your surprise for rescuing it...enjoy hugs, Julierose

hetty said...

Love your cymbidium! I don't have much luck growing these. The only one that ever bloomed for me was one that I bought that way. I have no idea what the other one is, but I am curious to see it when it blooms.

Anonymous said...

Hi Vireya wow your orchids are beautiful my husband newphew grows orchids and has some beautiful ones,they are such a pretty flower xx

Cherry said...

Cymbidiums are my absolute favorite orchid! Beautiful!