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Prosthechea mariae |
Our Mexican orchid, Prosthechea mariae, formerly Encyclia mariae, is blooming with seventeen flowers today. See my post from June 28, 2015, which explains the name change following DNA anaylsis.
How this orchid came into our lives was quite interesting. Arne 'rescued' this plant in 2011. We were looking for plants for our garden and he noticed this sad and neglected orchid in a corner at a local gardening center. He wrote a nice piece about this in my post from July 5, 2014. Suffice to say, it has repaid us with beautiful flowers every year since.
It is a magnificent orchid which I sincerely think should be judged and awarded. Unfortunately, this orchid doesn't follow the schedule of the judging center in Washington D.C. It's has a mind of its own, quite independent...once again Arne couldn't take it to Washington D.C. this year, poor timing. It has grown a lot and by next year, Arne will most likely have to re-mount it on a bigger piece of cork.
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| A) Outside in full bloom last week, and still doing well today. |
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| B) A closer view. |
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| C) Anthony kindly posing with our Prosthechea mariae. |
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| D) We have to keep this orchid is a nice area with some space to spread out. And it has clearly spread out! I think it needs its own room. |
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| E) First time flowering in our care in 2012. |
I can't help but conclude my post today with a photo of what this orchid looked like in 2012. It has certainly grown!
Until my next post, have a great week everyone.
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