"Tropical Flowers" Blogs & Blog Posts

PINK QUILL~ Tillandsia cyanea is a favorite bromeliad in our yard. It is a beautiful bloomer. Each of the quills produces a wonderful purple flower that lasts up to a week. Sometimes we're lucky and have several flowers set on at one time. It's been...

Here's a sample of what we have blooming this month around the yard. I haven't identified this beautiful miniature orchid a friend gave me yet. It's a gift that will keep on giving. The white walking iris are as beautiful as ever. Our poinsettias are...

A friend recently gifted us with a number of plants. This beautiful orchid is one of several she gave us. Thanks Deanna for this wonderful addition to our collection.

Cattleya (cats, around our house) is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and was the first to bloom a specimen of Cattleya lab...

Yes, all of these are really orchids. Interesting, very interesting! No, I don't have names for these. Maybe I'll just make them up. I would never have thought these were orchids. They were at the show so they must be. Name??? Peach poppers. Lovely l...

Vanda's have fascinated us from the very beginning. They are the most expensive orchids we've come across. Here's why, this from Wikipedia... Vanda is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) which, although not large (about fifty species), is one...

In Costa Rica we celebrate Mother's on August 15th. My tribute is a week of orchid photos dedicated to Mom! Welcome to day two of Orchid week!