I don't know the name of this little orchid. I bought it at a market years ago and until recently it was on a tree in the garden, but the tree split and was chopped down, and at the same time we had a small fern house erected in the back yard. Now I have about five of the orchid plants attached (with computer cable ties) to the wall of the fern house, and in the last few weeks one has flowered. Only one.
Above is a photo of one of the flowers.
The flowers in the hotel were amazing too. These two views are of the same arrangement. One side looked quite different to the other. We found it hard to determine initially what flowers were plastic and what were real. The orchids were plastic, the leaves and some of the lillies were real. We knew this because of the exquisite fragrance and the feel of the petals.
It was only a few weeks ago that our son was complaining that the orchid plant I gave him hadn't flowered yet. I urged him to have patience.
When I visited his home on Mother's Day on the dining table was this spectacular bloom. He hadn't told me - he wanted to surprise me. Of course it did.
I have several plants of the save variety - and mine are in bud. Not advanced as much as his are.
Spectacular purple orchid blooms.
