There was a guy selling orchids from a stall in the shops. I was gonna get a cheap little one, but this one was only $50, and it's so pretty! 😍 Hope I can keep it alive.🤞 I put it in a less precarious position after taking this photo.
Our Epiphyllum (orchid cacti) is sure giving her best effort to finally bloom. We have been waiting for years. Amazing that this is happening just a few weeks after our freak hailstorm (26-May-23) that beat the crap out of our tropical garden.
With it being really shitty outside, I decided to do something creative and put the tropical planter together I have been thinking of for a while.
Some of the plants are from cuttings, others I've had for a while, and they weren't happy on their own. The microclimate of the planter should help, especially in the ultra dry winter months. I have several epiphytes in there, for which I have a soft spot.
The barrel is half a proper bourbon barrel I got on a sale.
Fresh Orchid blooming in the Burren, with its gorgeous little flowers - Anyone got any ideas on the species (I'm terrible at identifying orchids ☺️)
County Clare, Ireland.
A new colony of #BeeOrchids located on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie this week!
We’ve only ever had these beautiful #flowers in ones and twos but this year; twelve plants and counting 😎
Luckily they’re away from the paths so they won’t need extra protection and can bloom in peace 👍