ORCHID MANIA
My husband's orchids














      



~ ORCHIDS, ORCHIDS - EVERYWHERE! ~
We have orchids on the counter,
Orchids by the sink,
Orchids that have red hues,
Orchids that are pink.
Our home's an orchid garden,
Their scent perfumes the air,
Our home is FULL of orchids -
We have orchids EVERYWHERE!
KEEP SCROLLING - THERE ARE MORE!
Forgive me, if I rave a bit
About my husband's blooms.
Orchids decorate our house,
They're found in all our rooms;
Some ablaze with color,
Some large, some miniscule.
No matter what their size or shape,
In our home - ORCHIDS rule!
My husband grows:
Vandas,
Schomburgkias,
Dendrobiums,
Bulbophyllums,
Epidendrums,
Encyclias,
Brassavolas,
Catesetums,
Cymbidiums,
Laelias,
and some that I have not identified yet.

If it is an orchid - he grows it!
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Pinocchio! That's what he's called, but this one, Gepetto didn't make - he has hairy arms, and a pouch! Who ever heard of Pinocchio, with a pouch? At any rate, his pouch comes in handy, as a holding cell for any of the smaller Sink Orchids that get "out of line". He's a great help to the "bouncer"!
< These two were blooming over the sink! Are they not spectacularly striking? Who could NOT love this duo?
Another one that loved the sink! After he got watered, he just hung around on the counter, sticking his tongue out at the rest of the gang.     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yeah, he's rude, and crude - but keeps himself clean, and doesn't cause much trouble, so we keep him.
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This one is a rabble rouser! The moment he hit the sink area, he took off running - look at his L-O-N-G legs! Well, you can just IMAGINE the ruckus it caused, in the kitchen, with all of the pot-bound orchids. I had to snatch him quickly, before the rebellion was in full swing!
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These two are ALWAYS welcome to the Kitchen Sink conclave. They are meek, quiet, sweet, and sensible. Nary a peep out of either one. I just love 'em....
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These two are like the previous ones - quiet, well-behaved, and always welcome! They deserve their  botanical name given, or part of it, anyway. They are called Laelia Rubescens, and as lovely a sink-dwelling orchid as you would like.