Winter Flowers - Phalaenopsis

We have now lit candle number two and we are entering the second week of Advent, this wonderful time that comes to an end on Christmas Day.I wonder... what kind of flowers do you have in your windows during December? On my windowsill I have a lot of orchids and this one has such a pretty colour, almost Christmas red. I cannot think of a winter flowering plant that is more durable and that

Seriously, have you ever faked it? I have.

This post, 'Seriously have you ever faked it?' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/...Seriously, have you ever 'faked' it? I have.Meet my Phakenopsis!... Phakenopsis yes this is one of my husbands favourite houseplant it is so durable. Extremely long-lasting as a matter of fact it has been flowering in my kitchen window since…last

Paph and a Rare Book - It's Blooooming Friday!

This post, Paph and a Rare Book, was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/.........Paph and a Rare Book - It's Blooooming Friday!Apart from my own family I have another family that gives me great joy and happiness through the long winter months and they are the Orchid family Orchidaceae. Here is one of the members, let me introduce

Blooming Friday - Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis - AN ALIEN?

© This post was originally uploaded and written by Tyraat the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com ...Today I join Katarina from Roses and Stuff with a post on the theme Blooming Friday!I start my first Blooming Friday with an Orchid. Tadaa...The PhalaenopsisThe Phalaenopsis belongs to the huge Orchidaceae family and the Phalaenopsis have some 60 species. Some are usually called Moth

Asexual reproduction and I have got a baby!

Tyra wrote this post at the blog Tyra’s Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com. If you are not reading it at Tyra’s Garden, then this content was stolen without permission. ...Asexual reproduction...This is the proud mother....Some species, as some Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium and Vanda, produce offshoots or plantlets formed from one of the nodes along the stem, through the accumulation of growth