Earlier than other years.
I left it close to a radiator by a window overgrown with Clematis montana. After a few weeks of central heating, the plant took off with a vengeance. Can't believe it but it is about a month earlier than other years.
I'm not complaining. I honoured it with a few lines from one of my poems.
In case anybody is interested, this orchid is called Coelogyne cristata.
I bought it as a tiny green seedling from an American dealer at an orchid fair, and didn't have high hopes.
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Link below.
A horticulturalist, photographer and poetic. Such skill and talent. My best to you at this Christmas season. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteA great beauty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Happy Holidays to you!
ReplyDeleteVery lovely! And Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, both photograph and poetry! It is such a delicate flower and the subtle colour is sublime.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for the Festive Season and thank you for participating in the Floral Friday Fotos meme!