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I grow orchids, but I kill them
(I murder other plants too)

📍Southern California 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦
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I don’t know what to make of this asymmetrical patterns on this rescue orchid I have.

Phalaenopsis hybrid (NoID)

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Purple and lavender moth orchid with asymmetrical patterns
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This orchid flowered 3 wks ago and here’s another spike.

Cattleya trianae var. coerulea x sib

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White corsage orchid flowers
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🚫 orchid
I don’t know the names of this plant but it is very pretty.

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November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Here’s another new acquisition.

Cattleya Nippon ‘Livinza’

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White corsage orchid with a red lip on the labellum
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Here’s another orchid flowering from an old spike.

Phalaenopsis Norman's Yellow Butterfly 'Sweetheart'

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Yellow moth orchid flower and buds
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Eventually I may get this.

Zygopetalum hybrid (NoID)

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Orchid flowers with brown petals and a purple labellum
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Shopping at TJ’s is fraught with temptation.

Oncidium tribe hybrid (NoID)

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Red orchid flowers with a labellum that resembles a pansy flower
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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This cross oddly has a synonym (C. QF Hazel Kealoha), which I was surprised to learn.

Cattleya Orpetii
(C. pumila x C. coccinea)

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Red miniature Cattleya orchid flower
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This orchid was delivered yesterday.

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Dragon Pobuba x Cattleya Circle of Life

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Compact Cattleya flower with red petals and a yellow throat in the labellum
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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This orchid normally flowers in the summer, but it seems to be confused. BTW vote if you haven’t yet.

Cattleya Pacavia

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Pair of corsage type Cattleya flowers with bronze petals and purple labellum
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Too bad I broke off this flower spike 😭.

Cattleya Earl 'Imperialis' FCC/AOS

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White corsage orchid flowers with ruffled petals and labellum which has a yellow throat
November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Here’s an updated pic of this orchid.

Phalaenopsis OX Black Face ‘1647’

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Dark reddish maroon moth orchid flowers
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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I’m pimping this orchid again before these flowers fade 😆.

Cattleya trianae var. coerulea x sib

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Pair of white corsage orchid flowers with yellow throat in the labellum
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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🚫 orchid
Happy Halloween.

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Bird of paradise flowers with some withered flowers
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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I really like it when businesses display large orchid arrangements for people to enjoy.

Phalaenopsis hybrids (NoID)

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Large arrangements of pink and white moth orchid flowers
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Here’s another orchid I had to walk away from at TJ’s.

Phalaenopsis hybrid (NoID)

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Dark maroon moth orchid flowers with white edging on the petals
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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I am still unsure about the name of this orchid.

Paphiopedilum Memoria Albert Eickhoff (P. stonei × P. kolopakingii)

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Slipper orchid inflorescence with 3 flowers. Dorsal sepal is white with dark brown vertical stripes and lateral petals have dot like markings
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Here’s an updated pic of this orchid after 3 weeks.

Vanda Chulee Classic ‘Blue No. 5’

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Large Cluster of roundish orchid flowers with Blue tessellated patterns over a white background
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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This is another new orchid I bought.

Cattleya labiata ‘10146’

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Pair of lavender purple corsage orchid flowers
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This is another orchid I bought recently.

Cattleya labiata var. rubra

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Lavender purple corsage orchid flower with darker purple lip
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This flower looks so similar to C. labiata and C. trianae to me.

Cattleya jenmanii var. rubra

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Pinkish purple corsage flowers
October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I tend to like white orchid flowers only within the Cattleya alliance. White seems too plain otherwise.

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hawaiian Humor

#orchid #flowers #gardening #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #macrophotopraphy #365photo 📷🌱🌴🪴sky
White corsage flowers with patch of yellow on the labellum
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Here’s another new orchid i got. Flower is roughed up from shipping 😑

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Kakemizu Splendor

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Red corsage orchid flower
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I’ve been on a spending spree.

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Memoria General Judy Plunkett

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Purple corsage orchid flowers with red tongue like labellum
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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This orchid looks like an alba form but there is the faintest shade of lavender on the lip though not detectable in this pic.

Cattleya trianae var. coerulea x sib

#orchid #flowers #gardening #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #macrophotopraphy 📷🌱🌴🪴sky
Pair of white corsage orchid flowers
October 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM