DirtyCoconuts presents: The flora and fauna of the Coconuts Compound

[DirtyCoconuts]

Originally Posted by OrchidBro

The yellow one is a yellow butterwort (Pinguicula lutea), the purple one is a purple shamrock (Oxalis triangularis), and the last one I am not sure but my guess is a dianthus.

And that poor den. spike, that sucks. Plumeria coming in though. How many different colors do you have?

I am going to have to learn more about the 'worts...they are carnivores and they have pretty flowers....sign me up

I have white, yellow, and orange....i should also have a rainbow and a red but they don't flower....i have only had them for a year and they are small-ish (2' tall in pot) so they might just being obstinate

the ones i have had longer that are in the ground are always a good show.

[OrchidBro]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

It is dianthus, you are correct. That oxalis should be hardy for you planted in the ground.

We don't really have a yard as we live in a townhouse and what we do have for a yard is controlled by the HoA. Plus, my wife wants to see them on the porch or be able to bring them inside to decorate.

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

I am going to have to learn more about the 'worts...they are carnivores and they have pretty flowers....sign me up

Yea, I kinda enjoy the carnivorous plant and so much so that I am looking into others at the moment (well, we already have a drosera as well).

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

I have white, yellow, and orange....i should also have a rainbow and a red but they don't flower....i have only had them for a year and they are small-ish (2' tall in pot) so they might just being obstinate

the ones i have had longer that are in the ground are always a good show.

Nice! I really love plumerias but don't have the space for them. I also prefer them as trees and not shrubs but they take so long to become the size of a tree.

[DirtyCoconuts]

i have these older Phals in a hanging planter stacked vertically...i knew when i planted them that way that they needed to lean to avoid crown rot and i inclined them all about 45*.

they really love this location and they have all responded with the funniest growth to accommodate the lean and the light.

this guy is just starting to spike but i love the way the leaves have fanned out to turn to the light

New spikes by J Solo, on Flickr

[wisdomseeker]

I really like the way you vertically stacked your Phals - nice!

Originally Posted by OrchidBro

This reminds me of what my wife's parents (my in-laws who I actually adore) tell me wife.

"Would you rather your husband have a drug (they usually say crack) addiction or an orchid addiction?"

Echoing in on the above post... I make a humble statement (poised into a question) while looking into her eyes: "Lightning or lightning bugs? Orchids, or sitting in a strip club with a stack of twenties and an eight-ball?" Works for me! Because when mama isn't happy, no one's happy.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Hahahaha that made me laugh and I would advise that no one ever say that to their significant other lol

[DirtyCoconuts]

rather than clog the "Orchids in bloom" section i will just post my flowers in here and if anyone wants more pics or info, please just ask

Lorrie Mortimer
Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr


the whole pot
Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr

microchip x something i cant remember at the moment - second year for me and last year i had one spike...seven so far this year
Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr

Big Time- i moved this to the patio and the flowers have completely flipped to find the sun...lol- this one smells like a lemon and an angel made a baby


Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr

Tahoma glacier
Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr

i love the way each flower has distinct splashes

Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr

Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr


i got this Phal as a gift when my daughter was born...it is a prolific bloomer and i LOVE the colors and shading

Nobles by J Solo, on Flickr

zygote on the way to PoPPiN- it has another spike on the back side of the pot too

Cats on the....grow by J Solo, on Flickr


this is a trio of nodosa buds from a spike that had already bloomed and i left it only to be rewarded with a second flush

Phal ful by J Solo, on Flickr

i am no nomenclature expert so here is the tag


Phal ful by J Solo, on Flickr

and some opening shots
Phal ful by J Solo, on Flickr

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

terrible pic of my pair of coffee phals - looks like it has antlers
Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

farmers dendrobium- blooms like a mad man

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr



in my effort to convert my wife to orchidsanity i have been moving the flowering orchids onto the desk on the patio which is where she does her work...this is the current view..i think she is coming around

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

and the terrestrials are waking up

Phal ful by J Solo, on Flickr

[Roberta]

Wow, what a wonderful display. That B. nodosa is a line-bred cross of two excellent cultivars - probably bigger than the generic. When two cultivars of a species are bred, still the species (with the goal of getting "bigger and better"). I'm jealous of your getting B. nodosa this time of year... I'm going to have to wait for summer.

What is the terrestrial? Really nice and vigorous!

[DirtyCoconuts]

oh, i forgot- this two-tone adenium is opening too

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

and cannot over look the bathroom orchids

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

[WaterWitchin]

Simply astounding.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Wow, what a wonderful display. That B. nodosa is a line-bred cross of two excellent cultivars - probably bigger than the generic. When two cultivars of a species are bred, still the species (with the goal of getting "bigger and better"). I'm jealous of your getting B. nodosa this time of year... I'm going to have to wait for summer.

What is the terrestrial? Really nice and vigorous!

i think this was sold to me as a Chinese Hardy orchid, but this is me trying to remember from a few years ago while at work (shhhhh)...i will dig up the info sheet i made when i get home.