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Ordphien 03-21-2013 07:26 PM
Kitchen window.
 
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My whole kitchen is entirely windows for the most part.
I have grand plans for it and might update this thread. Or make a new one after I get it filled up.

Any way.
I've only got one orchid on the actual window sill.
It's a rescue (poor thing had no roots and one dehydrated leaf) phal amabilis from a dumpster.
It has since grown with tons of leaves and this is its first flowering.
It had two spikes. And would've had more had my cat not decided to chew off the last five buds.

Anyway.
Here it is.


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WhiteRabbit 03-21-2013 08:32 PM
Nice save! :wtg:

Paddle_grl 03-21-2013 10:02 PM
I love the way the flowers are arranged! Great window!

Ordphien 03-22-2013 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit (Post 561484)
Nice save! :wtg:
thanks!

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Ordphien 03-22-2013 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Paddle_grl (Post 561524)
I love the way the flowers are arranged! Great window!
Pretty aren't they?
Almost lost them when I forgot to water once.

Would've been much prettier if my cat hadn't eaten the final 5 buds of the long spike.
But then it would've been in the sink lol...

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terracotta7 03-22-2013 08:05 AM
Great save!!! That is a nice bunch of blooms and they look beautiful. I think your orchid is thanking you for rescuing it!

Ordphien 03-22-2013 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by terracotta7 (Post 561590)
Great save!!! That is a nice bunch of blooms and they look beautiful. I think your orchid is thanking you for rescuing it!
It certainly is beautiful, I feel a little bit of pride every time I wash a dish.

I didn't really rescue it lol...
It was more shoved into my possession by a friend...
I suppose I did nurse it back to health.

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Paddle_grl 03-22-2013 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Ordphien (Post 561600)
It certainly is beautiful, I feel a little bit of pride every time I wash a dish.
As a fellow kitchen window gardner, I can totally relate. I love looking at mine on my shelf.

As for the cats....we who have cats also have that problem. That's why mine are in my grow curio cabinet, or on a shelf too high for the kitties to munch on!

Ordphien 03-22-2013 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Paddle_grl (Post 561676)
As a fellow kitchen window gardner, I can totally relate. I love looking at mine on my shelf.

As for the cats....we who have cats also have that problem. That's why mine are in my grow curio cabinet, or on a shelf too high for the kitties to munch on!
It's just a shame this one only blooms once a year...


Curiously my cats never ever ready my house plants... ever...
This is the first time it's happened to me and I can guarantee its the last.

Dio (my cat) spent about 5 days after that hiding in shame in a corner.

I don't know if you've ever seen the guilty cat video but that's what I had for almost a week

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Ordphien 03-22-2013 06:48 PM
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For kicks here's how the phal came to me...
It lost those two bottom leaves a week after I took the picture.
What a difference!

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