Flowers blooming, the winter sun is shining!
One of my first posts on Steemit was about a current hobby of mine, Orchids and Indoor plants in general. My housemate and I have stepped it up a gear and the atrium is starting to fill out and come to life with some really amazing colors and textures! I hope you enjoy!
Colmanara Wildcat 'Bobcat' (Odontonia Rustic Bridge x Odontocidium Crowborough)
Above: The right 3 shelves are various Cymbidium Orchids, many have spikes, a few almost ready to bloom! They enjoy the sunny north facing windows.
(I am in the Southern Hemisphere.)
The top left shelf has mostly Oncidiums and Dendrobiums, a few flowers coming from them as well, pretty soon this whole shelf will be popping with colors.
Left: We love sitting on the couch to read or take in a little green from time to time 😉
Below: I like to use a variety of pots of many colors and textures, I like to be creative in what I use, such as the elephant (pictured) I found in hard rubbish. I removed the top and drilled some holes for drainage. I also found an amazing piece of drift wood on the beach a few years ago. I feel it goes beautifully, strapped to the shelves and with baskets hanging and air plants growing from it.
Right: When I was gifted a 6 pack of beer I was more excited about the packaging and its potential. I plan to convert it into a proper hanging pot once the right plants mature enough to go in there
Here are some of the flowers we have blooming so far!
These 3 beauties are all from the Phalaenopsis group of orchids. Phalaenopsis will flourish inside under normal lighting conditions, with indirect sunlight. They are easily over watered, leading to root rot, this is a common problem for many who are given these plants.
The below flower is from the Paphiopedilum group of Orchid, commonly known as the Venus Slipper or Lady Slipper Orchid. They only grow one flower per stem but they make up for a lack quantity with their outstanding quality!
Paphiopedilum Magic Francis x Red Bank
The final 3 images are from the Oncidium Alliance, a broad and amazing group of orchids.
To the right we have the Colmanara Wildcat 'Bobcat' which is a hybrid of 3 members of the Oncidium alliance; Miltonia, Odontoglossum and Oncidium.
The bellow photo's are of another type of Oncidium commonly known as the Dancing Lady, these are a smaller orchid but grow vigorously and fill out their pots, they produce an amazing number of these spectacularly detailed but small flowers!
I really hope you enjoyed a tour of my orchid and indoor plant collection. There will be updates to come as more amazing little flowers pop up in the coming months.
