My orchid

[Mrs Ava]

Just starting to show some colour

[Mrs Ava]

[Grandma]

I bet you can't wait! What a lovely, healthy looking plant! More pics as it opens,  please  :)

(Aren't there a lot of top-class photographers on A4A?)

[freesia]

It's beautiful.  What type of orchid is it, please.

[Mrs Ava]

I have no idea Freesia.  I brought 3 of them a couple of years back on the cheapo counter at our local nursery.  No labels, no flowers, but the promise of loveliness.

[GREENWIZARD]

soooo pretty :)
lovely pic EJ :)

[Mrs Ava]

And now in it's full glory.

[Carol]

Thats just so so lovely Emma.  I remember it from last year and mine was flowering at the same time - no flowers on mine this year.  Its been neglected me thinks, but they are such beautiful flowers.

[lorna]

Emma That is beautiful.

[dandelion]

Gorgeous Emma!

[Grandma]

Stunning, Emma! (Fabulous fotos too  :)) Thanks for showing us  :-* :-* :-*

[Gardengirl]

I am soooo envious Emma.  We have tried to grow orchids  but without success.  I saw on tele recently that you should let the light get to the roots by growing them in a glass pot.  Do you do this I wonder.  Gorgeous photos :)

[Mrs Ava]

No Pat I don't.  This beauty resides in a blue glazed terracotta pot in a mix of my own compost and composted bark.  It lives out in the dappled shade by our pond from May until October, then in she comes.  Within a couple of weeks the bud stems start appearing, and hey presto, lovliness. :)  I'm glad you all love her as much as I do.

[robkb]

Congratulations EJ, that is absolutely beautiful.

Cheers,
Rob ;)