Orchids

This morning...

 

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5 August 2025 at 15.37

On my birthday last year Mrs Quilt gave me an orchid which flowered for over three months, until after Christmas.  

After a judicious prune I put it on the bathroom shelf (humid with bright indirect sunlight) watered it carefully, weekly, with a little BabyBio after the Spring Equinox.  

Today I brought it back down into the living room as the next lot of buds are about to burst.

There are now two 'rescue' orchids on the bathroom shelf, and Cousin Daisy's orchid on the kitchenwindowsill; two looking as if they're preparing to flower and one with two babies on its stem.

Tylebach  Stunning

Mrs Lasagne  I love orchids xx

Mrs Quilt  I’m thrilled with that.  It was the best specimen in IKEA, even though I wasn’t sure about the colour.  Well done caring for it so well throughout your worrying year. XXX

Bentonbag  Actually it was a nice little positive distraction.  Just 3 seconds of water on a Sunday.  Noticing things develop, watching it grow, anticipating what might happen next.  It's even been an opportunity for conversation between me and Fester! xxx

Mrs Quilt   Actually I feel stupidly tearful!

Cousin Daphne  You deffo have green fingers xxx

Henlady  Well done x

AND TODAY

Sadly, due to secret surreptitious overwatering in the living room by Ferretfingers, Cousin Daisy’s orchid is no more.  

The white rescue orchid, which flowered wonderfully last year, also succumbed to Ferretfingers' attentions.  I took off and potted up the two babies (keikis) on the other rescue.  One now has a single wonderful dark magenta flower on a little stalk, the other is biding its time.  The mother plant isn’t looking too good but I’m keeping it just to see what happens next. 

Mrs Quilt’s orchid on the other hand has bloomed beautifully again.   

It is staying on the bathroom shelf, reflected in the mirror, where it cheers me up every morning.   

All four plants are staying safely in the bathroom.

 

The birthday orchid and cards