The secret life of my rescue orchids

Let’s draw away the veil on my orchids.

Yikes! The orchid monster raises its head!

Let’s calm down and play “still lifes with orchid” for a bit.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Who’s there?

Anybody else? … oh. Hi there!

But have you ever asked how orchids get their beautiful colours?

Of course, orchid painters. How else?

15 thoughts on “The secret life of my rescue orchids”

It looks as though you can kill off orchids just as skilfully as I can ….

eklastic says:

Jul 20, 2026 at 8:31 am

They were all rescued out of the garbage can in our garage (we used to have a very wasteful neighbour). They lived their best life with me, which they showed by flowering profusely. But every now and again a bloom snapped off (I blame Henry, sometimes he doesn’t watch where he is zooming).

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1. margaret21 says:
  
  Jul 20, 2026 at 8:45 am
  
  Oh, I stand corrected. Green-fingered Elke. Well done!
  
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2. eklastic says:
  
  Jul 20, 2026 at 9:00 am
  
  😄
  
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3. dalecooper57 says:
  
  Jul 20, 2026 at 11:29 am
  
  These are very cool. I love orchids, but they’re one thing I don’t have any luck with, I always end up killing them
  
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4. eklastic says:
  
  Jul 20, 2026 at 5:09 pm
  
  I’m not good with plants. But I learned about orchids is: location, location, location. Brightish but out of direct sunlight. And they keep growing without much care.
  
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5. dalecooper57 says:
  
  Jul 20, 2026 at 7:10 pm
  
  Ah, that would explain the one I had, not liking it on the kitchen windowsill, then
  
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