Close-up, Flora, OM-1, Photography

Heirloom Orchids

A reprieve from wild orchids, welcome to my garden! These two domestic orchids currently out in flower sit on my deck and were inherited from my Grandmother May and my wife’s Aunty Liz.

This first one was my Grandmothers which was almost lost, but I managed to save it after reluctantly repotting in desperation a few years ago. Thankfully it has bounced back wonderfully!

Below is Auntie Liz’s pink orchid. Both of these plants are much larger than the wild one’s I have been photographing and posting lately.

I was asked by someone recently if I took any of the wild orchids home for my garden. I admit it briefly crossed my mind, but aside from being illegal to take native plants from the bush in Tasmania and the high risk of them dying in a different microclimate, the one’s I find are so small and have rather a brief flowering time, it’s just not worth it. Like birds, I would rather enjoy them in the wild where they belong.

OM1, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm F2.8 Macro.
Stacked Jpeg and RAW files edited in DxO Photolab 7, then final level adjustments and cropping, resizing in Adobe CS6 (last non-subscription).

Thanks for stopping by – make everyday blooming marvellous, in memory of those who no longer can!

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13 thoughts on “Heirloom Orchids”

  1. How great is this, these orchids on your balcony. I we keep orchids in Belgium, we can do it only inside our homes or in a greenhouse. Thanks for the beautiful pictures.
    Have a lovely weekend,
    Rudi

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  2. The wonderful thing about orchids is the huge variety, each one being slightly different from another. I agree with you about the wild ones, but what a treasure it would be to find one (something I’ve never experienced).

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    1. They seem to have their own character. Fungi are usually much easier to find in the forest, I found a group of 3 tiny red ones today because it’s still damp but warm. It has literally taken me weeks to find the orchids!

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      1. But so worth it, to find the orchids. The fungi make beautiful photos too. I think it’s so lucky for you that you can find these perfect photo subjects in your nearby woods.

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    1. Thanks Morgaine, I love wandering around in the bush. Pretty sure Ralphie enjoys it too! We both have our noses to the ground 😀 Sometimes we both get a surprise when we flush out a wallaby.

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