Spring flowers...in my kitchen!

In March of 09 I was invited by a friend to attend the annual Home and Garden show in Timonium, featuring a building devoted to the MD orchid society members and vendors. After spending way too much money on wine and trinkets we ended up leaving with two orchids that we had no knowledge of caring for...we bought them because they looked cool. Chris' orchid is dead now and for some reason mine is not. Not only is it not dead, but it has bloomed again! I am so proud.

In January a little bloom started peeking up...yes, the stem is fuzzy. It's covered in fine hair.




February:



March:


In the past year I have amassed quite a collection of orchids and they all seem to love our kitchen window. The kitchen is a good place for them if you happen to have a Southern or Eastern exposure. Orchids will die in a North facing window. I have murdered a couple this way. They are easy plants to grow with some strong sunlight, the right humidity, and lots of patience.





The 2 phalaenopsis orchids that I have will bloom in the next month or two. I am excited to see how they turn out because one of them I 'rescued' from a home depot clearance shelf. The poor thing still had some green roots under all the dead debris and now it's one of my most robust plants. I wonder what color the blooms will be?!