Orchids in Bloom

I currently have four orchids in bloom. I have two more in bud. Most orchids take a long time to bloom. One of mine started spiking in November, and it finally bloomed now!

Dendrobiums are so easy to take care of. Many of them, such as the hard cane Dens, do not need to be watered during the winter. At all. I gave a Dendrobium kingianum to a friend with a brown thumb, and it's still alive! 

I currently have a Dendrobium unicum in bloom. It's a small plant, about eight inches high. I love its orange. This plant started spiking in early March.

Side and front view of Den unicum.

The next orchid is the one that started spiking in November! It's Gastrochilus bellinus. This is a very small plant. Each flower is about the size of a fingernail. They hang down, under the leaves. This picture was taken looking up at the plant, which is mounted on a small piece of wood.

This next orchid is a real mini. It's in a pot that's one inch in diameter. This is Lepanthopsis astrophora "Stalky." Each flower is about five millimeters tall and maybe three millimeters wide. It's that tiny. I think this is one of my favorite orchids in my collection. It had about seven stalks with dozens of flowers each.

My last orchid is one that I bought at Lowes. This is a hybrid, as opposed to the species above. It's Brassolaelia "Yellow Bird." I'm not sure about its exact parentage, but there is obviously some Brassavola and some Laelia. However, I think mine might be a bit mislabeled, because I've never seen a Yellow Bird with spots on the sepals.

Orchids in spike are Ascofinetia Cherry Blossom "Carmela" and Restrepia striata. A hybrid and a species respectively.

Everbloomers

Most people buy plants because at some point, people expect the plants to flower. I currently have thirteen plants in bloom: four orchids, three African Violets, two carnivores, a Cape Primrose, a lemon, and my two ever bloomers. (I'll post pictures once the storm's past.)

There are some houseplants that are always in bloom. I have two of them. I have a pink Crown of Thorns and a red Anthurium. They're both noids - as in no identification tag. I've had both for a long time, and they've been in bloom the whole time. The Crown of Thorns has been in my place for two years. It has twenty pink flowers almost constantly. Each flower is double.

The Anthurium currently has five flowers and has been in bloom for three years. It's putting out pups left and right and center.

Both plants like a lot of sun and a lot of water.

Hello and welcome

Welcome to Veni, Vidi, Vivarium! This blog is to capture my life as an indoor gardener. I have an extensive grow list. I grow many different types of plants from ferns to orchids, from fruits to succulents.