More Flowers Opening & Buds on the Move ..
We decided, at sort of the last minute, to go away this past weekend .. We packed up the car and left to journey to the very southern tip of Delaware, to visit with my parents. We stayed a few days. It was the first trip down without Molly. We both were sort of depressed about that. She loved sitting on the center console between us, and being a 7 pound dog, she didn't take up any room at all.
We wiped those tears away .. Gave Molly and Pepper a short goodbye, and left a little angel in the kitchen window to watch over them, and the Orchids, while we were gone for a few days. As you can see in that first photo, she stands proud and with watchful eyes, next to a flower I recently cut off one of our Phalaenopsis orchids.
The Angel Did A Wonderful Job ..
She kept a nice eye on things .. Because upon our return, nothing was dead (Plus, Plus) and the plants that were blooming appeared not to miss us at all. They continued to grow and show us how happy they are.
The White Phalaenopsis Now Has Four Flowers!
It's hard to see them all, but I assure you there are four buds that are now open.
Looks like there are three more that will open soon .. And I am not counting on that fourth one (the tiny one at the tip) to open. Sometimes they do develop when all of the others are done opening, but most often those tiny end bulbs do nothing at all. I will eventually clip the whole thing off after all the flowers fall to the floor, so the plant can work on recovering from the stress of the blooming event.
And The Cattleya!
Just seven short days ago .. Those two buds were pretty tightly packed together. They are now well on their way to opening and have started to branch apart. Any day now.. maybe even tomorrow, they will begin to pop open. We will have three beautiful red flowers to be proud of when that finally happens.
7 Days Ago ------- And Today
Once they open up, I will get a nice photograph of all three flowers for you.
Until then she sits by the back door, soaking up all of that bright, warm sunshine.
Like Always
I Will Update You On Any New Developments!
“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one."
― Goldie Hawn
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Definitely looking good! A lot better than those baby daffodils sitting on my kitchen table!
Hahaha.. Bulb plants don't last very long so don't beat yourself up. Plus they need a ton of light. Plastic plants may be the way to go! lol.
You should see it. The tips of the leaves are already turning brown and the flowers are so small and sad now.
They must have experienced immense joy when they arrived and saw those white flowers, they look beautiful. And more are on the way. You know when you stop watching the plants for a while and come back they surprise you as if they want to give you joy. I'm still anxious to see the red ones. I think it will be very soon. Thanks for sharing. 🤗🌹
Very Very soon indeed. Can't wait!
Gradually, The White Phalaenopsis is growing
Yes it is and it's looking good!
Beautiful phalaenopsis, and I can't wait for the Cattleya to bloom!
Just started to open up today.. Maybe an update tomorrow!
That's cool how Molly rode on the console. Love seeing the progress! Glad everything went well while you were gone.
At one time we had both Pepper and Molly there in the center. So glad they got along well together otherwise would have been rough ride. Both very tiny dogs, so that helps.
Flowers just started to open up this afternoon.. may be another update on them tomorrow!
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