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A hot orchid on a cold day

Posted on February 10, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

Definitely a respite from the cold, snow, rain, ice and gloom is the orchid show at the Franklin Park Conservatory here in Columbus, Ohio.  A visit here lifts ones winter spirits until you put your layers back on and head … Continue reading →

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Orchids – More Cymbidiums

Posted on January 21, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

From the moment I saw my first cymbidium I thought “These flowers look like little cartoon aliens with two big front teeth that are sticking their tongues out at the world!”  Maybe this just means that I watch too many … Continue reading →

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Phalaenospsis Orchids

Posted on January 17, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

“Phalaenopsis /ˌfælɪˈnɒpsɪs/ Blume (1825), commonly known as moth orchids,[2] is a genus of about seventy species of orchids in the family orchid. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end. Orchids … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Captive Cypripedium (Lady Slipper)

Posted on January 15, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

Teri 📷

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Orchid Show #3

Posted on February 6, 2019 by imagesbytdashfield

I’m not sure if these are Miltonias,  Oncidiums, both or maybe an entirely different species.  I’m not sure but what I do know is that I look forward to this orchid show every year.  By the way, if you do … Continue reading →

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Orchid Show #2

Posted on February 1, 2019 by imagesbytdashfield

Here we have the Cymbidiums or boat orchids.  I’m rather fond of these orchids as they look a bit comical to me; as if little space aliens are screaming their heads off.  Well… that’s how they look to me. Have … Continue reading →

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Orchid Show #1

Posted on January 31, 2019 by imagesbytdashfield

The phalaenopsis orchid may be the most popular and well recognized species of orchid; at least I think so.  When someone has an orchid plant in their home or office this is usually the one they have and you can … Continue reading →

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The annual orchid show is back!

Posted on January 30, 2019 by imagesbytdashfield

Phalaenopsis or Moth Orchid. Teri  📷 ( By the way, the current temperature as I type this here in central Ohio is -1 F and dropping.  Curse you polar vortex!)

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The gang has gathered together to say…

Posted on February 2, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

Goodbye from all of us from the 2018 orchid show.  See you again next year, unless she goes back and finds new ones of us; that happens sometimes.  On a side note, today is Groundhog Day in the United States … Continue reading →

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Variety is the Phalaenopsis of life

Posted on January 30, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

I love it when I get to see a new (well to me anyway) orchid at the Franklin Park Conservatory here in Ohio.  This was the first time I had seen this color variant in a phalaenopsis which while muted … Continue reading →

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