Blooming Botanist

The smallest orchid I own is in bloom. The entire plant is probably about the size of a quarter. There were two spikes that grew in early sp...

Paph. (Makuli-CurtisII)-Maudiae x Paph. Maudiae 'Napa Valley' HCC/AOS x Sib I purchased this plant last fall (See Oct. 22, 2016 po...

I purchased some plants on eBay. It was an impulse buy. The action I bid on came with three seedlings. Two plants have four leaves and one h...

I'm excited to see this bloom. I purchased it this past November and it's the first time this plant has bloomed. There are only two ...

I have a tub in the backyard where I keep some guppies over the summer. Last year I got a water lily and it survived the winter. I had it si...

Princess Kaiulani is a cross between  amboinensis and violacea.  The colors on the flowers are unreal. They're almost neon. I do like na...

The blooms on this plant aren't too amazing, but people always rave about the fragrance. And hey describe the scent as like a hyacinth ...