More Death Row orchids

Use this area to talk about tender plants such as annuals, tropicals, and houseplants.

Moderator: Chris_W

New Topic Post Reply
User avatar
Gruntfuttock
Posts: 716
Joined: Mar 24, 2004 7:49 pm
Location: On the edge of a village in the centre of Devon
Contact:
Contact Gruntfuttock

More Death Row orchids

Post by Gruntfuttock »

When I go to garden centres I like to buy plants on the Death Row shelf. They only cost £1.50 - £5 as opposed to £10-15 full price. I have acquired six orchids this way and so far 5 of them have produced new flower spikes.

This one had no flowers, so I didn't know what to expect. It had a label which helpfully told me it is a "Mixed two spike".

Now it has flowered I can see it is a Miltonia and probably Confusa hybrid.

The colours remind me of a pantomime dame's dress.

Image

My two rescued phalenopsis orchids.

Image
Zone: This is England we don't do zones. Pick any number between 2 and 11

http://www.zyxwv.co.uk/

There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary and those who don't.
Top
oldcoot
Posts: 3823
Joined: Jan 12, 2004 12:21 pm
USDA Zone: 8
Location: Rock Hill, S.C. USA

Pretty !!!

Post by oldcoot »

OC has been doing that for years. Have gotten some beautiful Lilies that way...
There may be snow in the garden, but there will always be eternal springtime in the heart of this old gardner - Saying of Old Coot
Top
User avatar
Midnight Reiter Too
Posts: 964
Joined: Aug 23, 2003 6:20 am
Location: Indiana Zone 5

Post by Midnight Reiter Too »

Amazing! Good job!
Give a Weed an Inch and it’ll Take a Yard
Top
User avatar
toomanyanimals
Posts: 732
Joined: Jan 15, 2004 5:52 pm
USDA Zone: 6a
Location: Michigan Zone 6a

Post by toomanyanimals »

Very nice orchids. You must be good with indoor plants to get them to do well ... at least that is what I am told.
tma
Be not simply good; be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau
Top
New Topic Post Reply

Return to “Annuals, Tropicals, and Houseplants”