Friday Orchid Blogging

I wanted to get this in before midnight...



Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball

I got this little guy 3 years ago, or so, and he finally bloomed. And he's a nice one. A good 7.9 cm across, and the color is stunning, and rather difficult to capture on film. It's actually a bit darker and more yellow than this - almost velvety. But I put the flower next to the monitor when adjusting the photos, so this is very close. I grow this one, like most of my plants, using the semi-hydrophonics method (it grows in baked clay in a tall plastic cup with holes about an inch up from the bottom, so the extra water runs out when I water it - the water then moves around by osmosis). Anyway, I'm quite happy with this one. It's just beautiful. Enjoy. JOHN