Until, I just had to show them. Cattleyas with ruffled pouty lips in a five-petalled haiku.
Just plenty of good ol'-fashioned sunshine reaching past plant-laden window-boxes and beaming on even more orchids on my window-sills ...
Mokkaras and every Vandaceous orchid blushing a healthy happy hue. Of exuberant pinks ...
...and sun-dipped yellows.
These are the Vanda days. Of warmth and light and bounteousness all around. No skimping on anything!Phalaenopsis are amazing! Smashing every preconceived notion of how they should grow and that too, so cheerfully.
From brightest fuchsia to palest pink, Cattleya or Dendrobium. All tropical orchids, all city-grown among the rough and tumble of traffic and noise and pollution. Thriving, blooming, thrilling... point proved!
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Fantastic flowers. Well done for growing them and taking such lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nick! Tropical orchids grow amazingly well in Mumbai; a fact that very few seem to believe. So I just had to post this for them to see :)
DeleteI was thrilled by your beautiful orchids! We are just beginning the cold and short days here. Thanks for taking me to the beauty warmth and sunshine if only for a few moments. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Becky! I'm so glad you enjoyed them.
DeleteI just peeked over at your blog .... such pretty Violas! Love them!
What a stunning collection, Sunita! Absolutely love your images. With orchids I haven't really put my heart and soul into them but now I'm thinking...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kanak, what a lovely thing to say! And I'm just picturing the immense variety of orchids that you have access to in the North-East. Think positive! ;)
DeleteA beautiful collection Sunita! I may just restart my orchid collecting after seeing yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Helen! I absolutely love being an enabler :)
DeleteBut then you do have quite a collection, don't you?
They're all beautiful! My urban orchids are down to just a few now and only get to spend a little time outside each summer. Now they're all nestled up against the south windows to catch all the weak winter sun they can.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shady C ! :)
DeleteI had no idea that it gets so cold at your place. Your orchids must love you for what little sunshine they get!
Hi Sunita,
ReplyDeleteWhere in Mumbai do you buy your orchids? Do you grow them in special containers?
Hi Palat, I do not buy orchids in Mumbai. I have not found any orchid nursery in Mumbai that is really satisfactory. Instead, I grow my own by dividing older plants. I also source some seedlings from major growers in India and abroad.
DeleteYes, orchids need good air circulation in the root area so pots with several drainage holes around the sides are better suited for them.
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DeleteBeautiful collection! These are my favourite flowers, thanks for sharing this blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked this blog. Thank you, Bhawan! :)
DeleteLovely flowers, Great job. I also want to grow orchids but always postponed my plan because of a busy schedule. Are they wanting more time and care to grow?
ReplyDeleteNot really. Orchids thrive on neglect provided you are growing the ones best suited to your own climatic conditions. For example, in Mumbai Dendrobium orchids grow well with minimum care.
Deletethey are gorgeous! I am having so much fun with just one orchid plant!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteHow gorgeous Re these. Unfortunately we travel so much due to the work, we have to consider plants that can survive with little water...
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see so beautiful flowers and the time you take to connect, i haven't been so lucky to see flowers on my orchid over an year i have been waiting
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