What is blooming in my yard..

Yesterday, today, tomorrow

turks cap

clerodendrum

brazilian candles

peach hibiscus

brugs

cherries jubliee

white brug

Wow, they are all beautiful Paula. Some of my cuttings are starting to put out new leaves. YEAH!!!!

vandas

Oh Paula how beautiful! you are so lucky to be able to have those at this time of the year..

another

Thank you so much, those are just a few.

now I have to look up a vanda.. those are gorgeous..

It is an orchid, love them!

just beautiful, thanks so very much for sharing your pictures and the garden. I am glad I saw this. you have inspired me further.

I've got that first Vanda, but that second one is great. Wouldn't mind having one of them too. Do you know the name of the first one?

Actually, if you look closely, it is two different vandas in the first photo. I will look, but most I do not know the names of them. I have about 15-18.

that yellow one is beautiful.

The first two (purples) I do not have a name for them, but the yellow is Ascocenda 'yanisha gold'. I bought most of mine at Godwinorchids.com. Not sure if you can order online, I bought mine there at their house.

I don't think I am going to attemp orchids.

Actually, they are very easy. Light is the key to getting them to bloom, other than that, they are pretty easy.

my MIL grows them and they do great for her. I just have too many plants to tend to an orchid. May be someday....

But they require less upkeep, just give them good light and water once a week with a light dose of fert. and they are happy. Come on give it a try, phals. (moth orchid) will bloom 2-3 times a year and the buds will stay on there several weeks. They are well worth it.

Here are a few others of mine...( I have over 200)

Cattleya

dendrodium

they are so beautiful. I admire them everytime I go to the nursery or plant show. I love those spotted ones.

phal

another...brassia, I think

ooohhh!

probably should post these in orchid forum

this one smells like chocolate

well, my sis in law had an orchid, she said it died since i was over last.. i told her to try again and put them in baskets.... maybe I will get a couple at walmart , they are about a foot tall and 10.00

This is my purple one that I thought was like yours above. It's not flowering just now, this is an old photo.

ooo, that one is pretty!

Don't you think it looks like the one in the background of your purple orchid photo? (Post #7264834)

very similiar, I will go get a better shot, it was getting dark when I took the others. back in a sec...

OK....got a little sidetracked....here is mine, it is a little different, but same patterning.

here is the darker one

here is what is blooming today

pink hib