Showing posts with label Wild orchids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wild orchids. Show all posts

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Beautiful nature and work

Every time I pass through this tall oil palm tree while pushing the wheelbarrow loaded with fresh fruit bunches, I'll stop to admire the blooming Coelogyne  asperata sprays. The chains of flowers are now at full bloom stage.  This year I am indeed blessed to be able to take lots of pictures of the orchids in various stages of flowering.  These pictures will be on permanent record in my blog dedicated to orchids. 

With beautiful nature around, hard toil becomes a labour of love.






Sunday, October 25, 2015

The wild Phaius orchid is flowering


Keruak wetlands at left and back of
picture
 Working at Zone B this morning, I noticed the wild orchid of the Phaius variety is starting to give out flowers.  The last time it produced pods, I did broadcast the spores and to my pleasant surprise have germinated.  There are at least a dozen of new seedlings seen around the main stand now.  I intend to move some of these new seedlings to other locations to study its adaptability and growing success.  This variety of the Phaius orchid seem to prefer  filtered light  and  wet ground with rotting organic biomass.
Wild orchid of the Phaius variety
Nearby the Keruak wetlands area, Zone B.


White spores revealed after the mature pods are opened.
Zone B.