Wanted to post this to my Instagram, but it's a secret house-warming gift for my cousin. I'm pretty sure she doesn't check on my page here often, so I don't think I'll ruin the surprise by posting it here. Our Popo, or Grandmother, used to grow these in her yard for lei making. Paired with…
#OrchidSeeds Came out after running this morning to an open (partially) seed pod! In this video, I open it up all the way and you can see the MILLIONS of seeds contained within. How ever, orchids seeds are naked and created without their own nutrition or defense mechanism. They are meant to blow around the…
When I was growing up, my Popo grew orchids. On one side of the house were the giant yellow Oncidium "Popcorn" orchids. On the other side was the screen house with numerous Cattleya and Anthurium. She hung old nylon stockings full of chicken manure in the screen house for fertilizing. The popcorn flowers were grown…
Went to the recent Kunia Orchid Association show and picked out a few new plants. Re-named by Vee for our collection. Upsy Plumsy Den. Little Atro Vanessa Epidendrum Miracle Valley 'Aiko' Candy Stripes Phal. Taida King's Caroline 'Taida Little Zebra'
We are going to call this plant Wallace. Because it's one of the two large orchids given to me by my aunt BB about a year ago, from my late grandma's collection. I named the other one Kamila, after my Popo, Margaret Kamila Yuen. This one is Wallace, after my Goong Goong, Wallace Lin Chew…
Vee has named this cool plant as Key Lime This guy is Aloha Sparks Halloween! This one had a long name according to Vee... "as sweet as Purple Pudding Plum".... And Buttercup, another name by Vee 8)
Auntie BB took me to the Ewa Orchid Society show for my belated birthday on the 16th. She got me 5 new plants!!! Best gift ever!
A No ID orchid from my Aunt BB's garden. 2016-0914
