Looking bad for Franken. 120 votes with 36% of the recount remaining. Too bad.
Dave of the Jungle
· 1 year ago
Sarah Palin / Marie Osmond 2012
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Wonderful color. The lines are not quite textbook symmetrical but it could be tthat the stalk is aging and recessant traits are surfacing. Then again, it might be going feral! Beware the mutating paphs :-)
scottinsf
· 1 year ago
Not an orchid, but we had a Stapelia start blooming yesterday. I'm not sure what species it is but my husband could tell you. They are also known as a carrion flower. They are absolutely stunning when they bloom and you can enjoy them for about one day but after that.....watch out.
Needless to say, we cut the flower off and put it in water and it is now on our back deck.
It's a Stapelia gigantea. Sometimes also called a Stapelia nobilis. Very stinky.
We gave a cutting to a friend in SoCal years ago. He can grow them outside there. He sent us a video one time of his blooming and the center of one of the flowers was just crawling with maggots. It was awesome!
We also have a Stapelia flavopurpurea but it has yet to bloom. Thanks for the link to that Flickr page mirth. Those are amazing photographs.
As far as orchids go, we've got some run-of-the-mill Paph getting ready to bloom and some generic grocery store Oncidiums currently blooming. Couldn't tell you what kind though.
mirth
· 1 year ago
Maybe it isn't perfect, but it still delights with beauty.
hollisterwelles
· 1 year ago
Orchid blogging... One of the best things on Friday evenings at AmericaBlog...
Nice change of pace.
Thanks, John.
Coming Undone
· 1 year ago
Still trying to see the beauty in Orchids, I just have no green thumb, all my flowers or plants that I get die what I assume is a slow and painful death.
They don't have to have them recounted until Dec 5th
An_American_Karol
· 1 year ago
Beautiful as always. I do enjoy these Friday flowers.
who cares
· 1 year ago
Glue some fake eyes..the wobbly kind...to the top two petals....that would make it look awesome!! You can get the glue-on eyes at any craft store (...this makes me crack up also b/c of the Chrisotpher Walken SNL skit he did) It is a beautiful plant!
houstonray
· 1 year ago
That would be hilarious! :-)
But this is way pretty, I love the Orchid Blogging. I do well with my outside plants, but growing stuff inside, I can just never seem to get the hang of it. I love seeing when someone can. Great job John!
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Needless to say, we cut the flower off and put it in water and it is now on our back deck.
Which of these is like your Stapelia?
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=stapelia&w=9730...
We gave a cutting to a friend in SoCal years ago. He can grow them outside there. He sent us a video one time of his blooming and the center of one of the flowers was just crawling with maggots. It was awesome!
We also have a Stapelia flavopurpurea but it has yet to bloom. Thanks for the link to that Flickr page mirth. Those are amazing photographs.
As far as orchids go, we've got some run-of-the-mill Paph getting ready to bloom and some generic grocery store Oncidiums currently blooming. Couldn't tell you what kind though.
Nice change of pace.
Thanks, John.
O/T did Franken lose the re-count?
They don't have to have them recounted until Dec 5th
But this is way pretty, I love the Orchid Blogging. I do well with my outside plants, but growing stuff inside, I can just never seem to get the hang of it. I love seeing when someone can. Great job John!