My orchid bloomed!
You may recall me surprisingly discovering that my orchid had not died a few weeks ago, despite the fact that I possess a black thumb with a long standing reputation for leaving wilted, brown and puny plants in its path of destruction. I was astonished to find new buds sprouting from my dormant orchid. I had thought it was dead and even went as far to dress it up with some DIY tissue paper flowers. But something kept me adding 3 ice cubes weekly to the pot and, lo and behold, my bare plant bloomed this past week!
I didn’t add any fertilizer or transfer it to another pot. I kept it in a spot that receives lots of indirect sunlight. I’m amazed at how nature can produce these perfectly symmetrical and dainty-looking flowers.
Right now, I have the orchid in my sunroom. I did remove the tissue paper flowers {don’t need them anymore!}, trim back the bloomless stem and restake it so that it supports the new blooms better. If I remember correctly, I had blooms all through the summer months last year. Not too bad for a flower that I originally purchased from my local grocery store for less than $20 about a year ago.
Are you admiring any new blooms popping up inside or outside your home? Isn’t nature fantastic?!
images: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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