a visit to the farm series 38

Because I was so busy, I haven't been to the farm in two weeks. Of those 14 days I think we had only two sunny days. When I got there earlier this morning many blooms were past their prime. Many were also half-eaten by insects, but I don't mind sharing my bounty with the rest of Nature's creatures.
Just as we were having brunch it started to rain again. Mind you, not the showers that plants love, but a real, tropical, Philippine southern monsoon rain, the kind where you can only see a few meters ahead of you in the highway.

Each collector has his own favorite orchid. I have already publicly stated that my personal favorite is Vanda (Euanthe) sanderiana, and when one sees a mother plant with multiple spikes and opened blooms, it is not hard to imagine why. This vanda's blooms had opened during the rainy week, and the blooms were half-eaten by insects. Maybe it is a favorite for them, too. On the other hand, this is my most favorite coloring for Vanda sanderiana. Because it was slightly past its prime, the whitish-green background of the upper floral parts were a mellow light golden buttery color, and the tessellations were just rightly prominent, with light red and green color.

 

Coelogynes for this week

 

Phals for this week.

 

More blooms!

 

It is the beginning of the aerides season.

 

Thank you, Marni.

 

Dendrobiums for this week.