Dendrobium Phalaenopsis in My Balcony Garden
Update from my balcony garden: Pink Orchid: Dendrobium Phalaenopsis variety of orchid has bloomed. The stick is two weeks old, three have bloomed, three still in their ‘bud’ stage. I decided not to cut the stick. I want to see how long the plant holds the flowers fresh. Once cut they last for just a month in a vase before it wilts away.
Pink Orchid Dendrobium Phalaenopsis
Pink Orchid Dendrobium Phalaenopsis close up picture
Dendrobium is a huge family of orchids and it is one of the easiest to grow. If you are planning to start on an orchid garden dendrobiums will be the best bet.
If you want to grow orchids, check this: Tips to Grow Orchids
Update: 16th June 2013
My lone orchid plant surprised me with two blooming sticks when I returned home after vacation. It was a pleasant sign, the orchid sticks swaying a warm welcome to me. It is the Dendrobium Phalaenopsis variety. I have cut the orchid sticks for home decor. At the florist each orchid stick costs about Rs. 25.
The plant is now two years old, has a good growth and seems to be overflowing from the pot. I am often tempted to re-pot and make two plants out of it, but lack the expertise to do it. And moreover I have read orchids resent re-potting. I am planning to wait for another year and re-pot it only if the growth unbalances the pot.
It is three weeks now, and the flowers in my vase look fresh as if cut from plant just now.
Orchids In My Garden
A year and half back I had procured three new orchid plants. My lone orchid plant looked as if it could do well with some company. So a year and half back I had procured 3 new orchid plants.
Initially the plants shed off its leaves and looking at their pitiable state I gave up all hopes the plants would survive. The stems continued to be green though. I continued to water them regularly.
A couple of months back a tiny shoot appeared. My joy knew no bounds. The stick had only four buds, but at least it survived and flowered and that was more than what I had expected. Here is a picture of the orchid. I now have 4 types of orchids in my garden. Other orchids too are showing signs of blooming.
Sometime back I had mentioned that I was waiting for my third orchid to bloom. Finally, after a long wait the orchid plant has bloomed. The stick had only 5 buds, two of them have bloomed. I am impatient to wait for all these to bloom, so here is the stick with two blooms. Do I use the orchid stick for home decor? Just like what I do with the jasmine flowers from my balcony garden.
It has such a pale pink color that I wasn’t sure if I should be disappointed. I was expecting some bright hues. But now as I watch it more closely I have started loving the color. Soft pink, the lightest shade possible, it looks so delicate like the skin of a fair lady. When the seller was rattling out the names of the orchids, my mind was so preoccupied with thoughts of which had more chances of survival that I did not register the names. I now have absolutely no clue as to which family of orchid this belongs to. Please leave the name as comment if any of you know it.
I am now feeling more encouraged to purchase a couple of varieties more. This time I will pay attention to names.
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Such a very beautiful colour! It looks wonderful!
Great blooms and a lovely surprise.
Gorgeous blooms, Indrani!
Beautiful orchid, Indrani!
Beautiful, I love Orchids.
Your orchids are beautiful. Your photos are like paintings.
I love how orchid blossoms last for such a long time. Yours are gorgeous in their deep red and white splendor.
such a lovely flower. 🙂
Those are beautiful!!
That's a beautiful orchid.
Wow.. they're beautiful.. and that's an amazing post-cutting life.
Lovely orchids, Indrani! So fresh!
It's such pretty orchid.
Thanks for stopping by.
Love you, Idrani
That is a very nice sight to be welcome home to. Orchids are so delicate and these are gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing them.
They're gorgeous!
My entry.
Wow what a lovely color. We call them spikes not sticks here lol. I have an Orchid today too.
Beautiful!!
I like these orchids, beautiful photos. Have a good Sunday.
So beautiful! The color is amazing!
Hugs
SueAnn
so beautiful Indrani…what good fortune that these orchids are of such lasting bloom for you.
Hi Indrani! With the long weekend here in Lisbon (four days off…), I finally manage to stroll around Blogosphere…
Lovely! I adore orchids, having been born in an island full of them… 😉
Blogtrotter Two is visiting some beautiful villages… Enjoy and have a splendid Sunday!!
Wow! These Orchids can brighten up my day…. everyday, any day. Lovely.
Read it's very hard to grow orchids! So double congratulations, for the feat and the flowers.. 🙂
Gorgeous blooms! I hope they keep on blooming year after year…!:)
it's beautiful! this lights up a room, i'm sure.
What a gorgeous orchid, I love those colors. I would be afraid to repot it too.
Beautiful..!
What a fantastic surprise! It's such pretty orchid.
Very nice pictures of the orchid! Pleasant background too.
Oh I kindda miss my orchid like that. I am also featuring another orchid variety we have.
You have also green fingers 🙂
(just like me 😉
Its a welcome home surprise
for taking care of the past year.
Orchids can bloom very often
year after year :)))
Yours is BEAUTIFUL
What a beautiful orchid!!
So BEAUTIFUL….great work Indrani.
Greetings, Joop
Dear Indrani,
beautiful flowers, congratulations ….
Many greetings from Switzerland
Hans-Peter
Dear Indrani,
beautiful flowers, congratulations ….
Many greetings from Switzerland
Hans-Peter