Orchid of the day: Eurychone rothschildiana

Eurychone rothschildiana

I posted about our Eurychone rothschildiana last year, September 27th 2015 (click this link). Like last year, we have two flower stems and produced nine beautiful delicate flowers. Once again, not all of the flowers bloom at the same time. At this moment a few of the flowers have already wilted. This orchid, which is endemic to central Africa, loves moist and shady conditions to grow. Of course, we keep this specimen indoors under light all year long in our basement. We only take it out to photograph it and back in it goes!

A) The buds and flower stems began to appear early in July this year. Here is an "aerial" shot on August 7th.

B) The entire specimen in the same clay pot from last year. Doing well with green moss establishing itself in the pot.

C) A close up of the buds.

D) The entire plant on August 20, 2016.

If you would like to read more about this specimen, please click here, this will take you to my post from last year with additional information from Arne. In comparison from last year, the entire plant has definitely grew at least twice its original size!

Have a great week everyone and I hope you have enjoyed my post today. I conclude with a zoomed in picture of the flowers. Such gorgeous emerald green and black hues within each white flower.

E) I conclude with a close up view of the flower. 

Orchid of the day: Vanda denisoniana

Vanda denisoniana

Vanda denisoniana is endemic in China, from the Yunnan province down to northern Indochina. The common name of this orchid is Lady Denison Londesborough's Vanda, the wife of Albert Denison Londesborough, an English Orchid enthusiast from the 1800's.

Arne bought this specimen early this year, in March to be exact. This orchid thrive in hot to cool climate and produces a waxy or to me, marzipan-like flowers. Each flower does exude a faint vanilla-like fragrant. I should also point out, that Arne made this orchid basket himself! Another by-product of his orchid hobby.

A) July 30th. Two clear flower buds getting ready to open. We started by placing this orchid under lights but when the weather got warmer, it is hanging outside and receiving the warmth of the summer sun.

B) A day out in the sun and the flowers opened up.

C) The flowers look like 'buttercups' on this day.

D) A day hanging outside in the Baltimore summer sun, July 31st.

E) By August 8th, the flowers are fully opened.

F) The flower petals are thick and reminds me of marzipan-like texture.

G) This final picture, shows the entire orchid in our home-made orchid basket. And yes, Arne made some of his orchid basket these days. Some extra pieces of wood came to good use!

I hope you enjoyed this post. This is the newest orchid in our collection and hopefully it will be happy in our hands. Until next time, please share with friends and write if you have any questions. We love that. Have a good week.

Orchid of the day: Paphiopedilum dianthum

Paphiopedilum dianthum

We have had this specimen since 2006 and it is one of my favorite orchids due to its wild appearance. A native of the semi-deciduous forest of  Southwestern China and Northern Vietnam, this orchid requires careful but almost daily watering (See post on February 23, 2014).

A) June 24th. Three flower buds developing indoors under lights.

B) A close up of the buds.

 I have been chronicling the different stages of flower development from my previous posts in 2014 and 2015. In this post, I only managed to keep track in June and in August. 

C) Anthony posing outdoors with our orchid for me in the heat of the summer today.

D) In full bloom on our front porch, Paphiopediulm dianthum.

An interesting observation, this orchid flowers the same time each year, late June through mid August. Here's to a good year and until next time for our Paphiopedilum dianthum! We conclude with a photo from last year.