events, Flower Shows, Gardens
Every winter, the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens is transformed into a lush oasis of thousands of orchids. We had a chance to experience their Orchid Extravaganza last year, and returned again on opening day to escape the snow and be transported into a tropical oasis. This year Longwood Gardens showcases a beautiful representation of the new and exciting Phalaenopsis “big lip” breeding …
Tips
I was perusing through my Facebook groups and came across this image and thought it explained the different sunlight levels perfectly. Photo credit: TBD
Flower Shows
The 39th annual “Connecticut Flower & Garden Show” is coming Thursday, February 20 through Sunday, February 23, 2020 to the Connecticut Convention Center located at 100 Columbus Blvd. in Hartford. One of New England’s largest and most prestigious flower shows, its hours are: Thursday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 …
Orchids
We spotted this beauty at this year’s Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden.
Orchids
We laid eyes on this beautiful Dendrobium hybrid at this year’s Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. Dendrobium ‘Fire Wings’ is a mix of Dendrobium Big Alex and Dendrobium Silver Wings. It has bright fuchsia and white petals with a darker fuchsia lip. Flower spikes emerge from mature canes and the 3” flowers are long lasting, up to …
Orchids
Paphiopedilums originate in the jungles of the Far East including Indonesia. They are often called “slipper orchids” because of their unique pouch. We currently have one in our collection now, but hope to add more.
Orchids
The Vanda species are native to tropical Asia. These heat-loving orchids are easily grown in warm climates, where plants are cultivated outside in light shade We’re starting to really like vandas. Unfortunately we don’t have any in our collection. Maybe it’s good that it can’t grow well in my area because we’d probably have too many like our other orchids.
Orchids
Burrageara Leopoldo Ancheta is an orchid hybrid originated by J.W.McCully in 2012. It is a cross of Oip. Pacific Waters x Ons. Aloha Sparks. (Source: www.orchids.org). We added this orchid to our collection last Fall. The blooms are a burnt orange color with white tips.
Orchids
The Dendrobium Nobile Angel Moon Love Letter is a beautiful orchid that has clusters of pink flowers. The average plant height is 18-20″. Each shoot on this dendrobium has multiple blooms. The fragrant blooms have a life expectancy of up to 1 month.
Orchids
The Oncidium Twinkle ‘White Shower’ is a small orchid with up to a hundred dime-sized blooms that are yellow, red or white. The blooms have a slight baby powder smell. We added the yellow variation to our collection last year, and it was very exciting to see it bloom after a year. We grow our oncidium in bright indirect light …
