Jho's Place

The Orchid Has Bloomed

I really wanted to have a picture of what it looks like on here, but oh well. All I know is that around this time last year I put my name in the drawing to win it. Every couple of weeks a new Orchid is placed in the main entrance of HGA and I always had wanted one. The thing is that when I won it last year my mood was so horrible I didn't even care and for the longest time about it. I left it in my old suprevisors work space, so I could see the plant but didn't care about it like so many other things in my life at that time. When I started getting better I decided to take it home. It has been sitting on top of a slabe of bluish, gray, marble that is on top of my radiator in my dining area. It grew new leaves (and the leaves are huge on my plant)and I would say a couple of months ago a shoot grew that I tied to one of the bamboo sticks, and then the buds started to form and just yesterday they opened up. This makes me so happy. I love that I tried to find a picture of the kind of I on line and realized there are TONS of varieties. What I love best is how cultish it is to own and grow Orchids and all the delicate care, and specific conditions, it takes to grow these guys. In my opinion this all just randomly happened for me. If I would have tried it would never have worked I am sure. Now I need to decided if I put it in the middle of my table or leave it by the window since it seems another shoot may be sprouting. Still, I love it. I have always wanted this and who knows if it will happen again next year.

posted by makeisweet @ 9:10 AM