Flesh and Bone

This closeup of the “Rainforest” display at Longwood Gardens in Winter 2019 shows Phalaenopsis Orchids of an almost animal hue, … More

Blood Stained

These tiny, blood-red blossoms remind me of nothing so much as the beloved tie-dyed shirts of my teen years, to … More

Exactly how do Orchids grow in the wild? This photograph shows how many beautiful Orchids from the genus Phalaenopsis manage … More

I believe this Orchid is another Phalaenopsis, and again have no idea what her hybrid and cultivar is, except I’m … More

Mothra here is a Phalaenopsis Orchid, whose species and hybrid names remain mysteries to this careless amateur botanist. She caught … More

I’ve long suspected traditions that compel one to purchase flowers… For example, in second grade, we were taught about one … More

Busily shooting at eye level, I nearly missed what might have been the most astonishing display at the entire Longwood … More

This Maroon-Spotted Orchid was featured in an earlier post, before I realized there were enough archived images to stack and … More

How can buds be more beautiful than blossoms? Like the pink orchids photographed earlier, these golden miniatures made me almost … More

These eye-catching orchids with deeply contrasting hues were also photographed with permission, at The Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza.,