I love plants but I’m useless at keeping them alive! My daughter bought me an amazing Orchid which I have affectionately (and in the interest of positivity) called ‘Possibility’ 🙂 I thought I would take some photographs of Possibilities amazing blooms because they are ‘fleeting’ and if my luck hasn’t changed, I may never see them again!
So beautiful… at least if Possibility never blooms again (and I so hope she does) I will have captured them forever here.
The Amateur Camera 
Jun 11, 2013 @ 02:06:07
Such a beautiful orchid. Love how you’re trying different perspectives.
Jun 11, 2013 @ 02:15:43
Thanks… I just hope it survives! I’ve only ever managed to nurture one plant, it was already on it’s last legs when I bought it so I figured I couldn’t do it any more damage and it’s actually thriving… I’m so happy! 🙂
Jun 11, 2013 @ 03:28:46
Beautiful images 🙂
Jun 11, 2013 @ 08:53:08
Thank you! They are lovely flowers! 🙂
Jun 11, 2013 @ 03:28:58
Great pics! Hope they continue to bloom. I’m not good with plants either but I know that orchid grow better if there’s lot of sunshine :).
Jun 11, 2013 @ 08:58:18
Thanks I hope so too, it would be such a shame otherwise but I’m determined to nurture this one! 🙂
Jun 11, 2013 @ 06:45:57
Lots of patience is required with orchids. Sufficient knowledge too. Your Possibility is a magnificent Phalaenopsis! your pictures too. Google “Phalaenopsis care” to find its requirements. After all the blooms are gone, it becomes dormant.
At that time if you have a bathroom with windows keep it in there. But read about it. It is worth learning how to do it. You would not expect to make great coconut triple-layer cake by invention, would you? you’d follow the recipe… same with orchids. Hers’a project for you. They need tending even more than roses, but they calmly bloom only once or twice a year… they are zen…
Jun 11, 2013 @ 09:05:00
Ciao! Thank you so much for the wonderful tips. You are so right, I would definitely not attempt to cook a coconut triple-layer cake without following a recipe! Now that I know Possibilities ‘official’ name I will look up her care recipe… ‘they are zen’… I love that! 🙂
Jun 21, 2013 @ 16:58:22
Thank you so much for these tips! I need them too. 🙂
Jun 11, 2013 @ 16:32:39
Beautiful!
Jun 11, 2013 @ 16:53:07
Thank you! 🙂
Jun 13, 2013 @ 08:26:48
*VERY IMPRESSED* I will be calling you Percy Throwerette from now on. It SURVIVED!
Jun 13, 2013 @ 09:07:53
😀 It’s early days yet… I’ve only had her since March but I’ve been looking up her care recipe so fingers crossed… it’s nerve racking looking after plants! 😉
Jun 21, 2013 @ 16:57:23
Just beautiful! I , too, have no success with orchids. I shall take on board the tips above. 🙂
Jun 21, 2013 @ 17:26:27
Thank you! They are wonderful aren’t they? I am hoping with the great advice above I will be able to nurture ‘Possibility’! 🙂
Jun 23, 2013 @ 19:09:09
All of your photography is amazing! These orchid pictures are my favorites well and the ones of Mutly. You are an artist, and I’m glad you found my blog, so I discovered yours.
Jun 23, 2013 @ 19:21:24
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments, you are very kind. Thank you for taking the time to look through my posts… I have very much enjoyed yours and look forward to reading more. 🙂
Jun 26, 2013 @ 13:26:06
Keep it alive! Go water it! But not too much! Just an egg cup when it gets really dry!! 🙂 J’adore tu mama xxx
Jun 26, 2013 @ 16:50:47
An egg cup? You said thimble before… so which is it? 😉 This could be a matter of life and death for Possibility! 😦
Jun 26, 2013 @ 16:52:05
NO NO NO! it was never a thimble! thats your head mixed that up!! egg cup!
Jun 26, 2013 @ 16:59:30
You said thimble! I take great offence that you are implying I am getting old… my head does not mix things up! Humph… you can go off people you know! 😉 Ti amo enormemente bella figlia! 😀 xxx
Jun 27, 2013 @ 20:50:47
Beautiful. I’d love to grow orchids, but totally lack any green pigment in my fingers. I have to settle for visiting orchid houses and photographing.
Jun 28, 2013 @ 01:11:59
I totally know where you’re coming from! So do I! I am hoping to break my, not too good, track record with plants this time and Possibility will thrive… positive vibes… positive vibes… 😀