Orchids and buds – FOTD – April 12
I decided the buds are now big enough to photograph. Meanwhile, the original orchids are in their final glow and glory. I was going to not take any pictures, but then I stopped and decided pictures, then coffee. Because the pictures you don’t take are never going to be the same again.
Fat new buds on another branch of the orchids
A perfect Orchid and more to come
Orchids at their peak
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Categories: #Flowers, #Photography, Cee's Photo Challenge, Flower of the day, Marilyn Armstrong, orchids
ORCHIDS LAST A VERY LONG TIME – Marilyn Armstrong 
PICK ME UP AND HOIST THE ORCHIDS – Marilyn Armstrong 
YOUNG ORCHIDS – Marilyn Armstrong 
NEW BABY ORCHIDS! – Marilyn Armstrong 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
I think they don’t so much hibernate as try and build up the energy to flower again. I’ve been giving them food and very little water. So far, so good!
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They’re ready to pop, Marilyn.
Leslie
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About a week and a half for the first one, then another week for the second and possibly the third. They bloom very slowly.
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The leaves on my orchids are rather shrivelled…
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This looks so amazing 🙂
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Orchids are so beautiful. It’s a pity they have no scent. If they smelled as good as they look, it would be miraculous.
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Gorgeous, Marilyn. Happy Easter to you and GArry.
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Happy Easter to you too. It has been a very quiet one and we’re having a huge storm tomorrow. Ah, spring in the Northeast.
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Beautiful! Mine are hibernating.
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It’s less hibernation than trying to get the energy to bloom again. They use a lot of energy to flower.
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True.
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