Ascocenda Princess Mikasa blue - Orchid Board

Elena · #1 04-06-2007, 06:58 PM

I received this about a month ago, it came all the way from Germany with a teeny spike. See if you can spot it

I never thought it was going to survive but it kept on going even after one of the cats toppled it over and the whole plant landed on top of the spike damaging it in the process

But it finally started opening the buds today

So here's a quick picture of it this evening. I'll post a better one once it's fully opened!

So excited

smartie2000 · #2 04-06-2007, 07:08 PM

loooking great!

cb977 · #3 04-06-2007, 07:32 PM

Job well done!

Elena · #4 04-06-2007, 08:26 PM

Thank you guys! It's growing on my windowsil so might not be as spectacular as some but I'm still very pleased

Bolero · #5 04-06-2007, 09:21 PM

Well it looks fine to me and I would be happy to get one of those to flower anytime.

;-)

Tindomul · #6 04-07-2007, 12:11 AM

This is one of my favorites among the orchid species/hyrbids!!!! Congrats!!

Elena · #7 04-07-2007, 09:33 AM

Thank you, guys!

A couple of pictures that I took today

The colour's not quite true, it's actually darker puprle in real life.

Tindo, I think you should get one

Shadow · #8 04-07-2007, 10:52 AM

It's already in my wish list, but I don't have space for it, I think. How big are the leaves?

By the way, it looks like pink Princess to me, not blue....

Barbara · #9 04-07-2007, 11:08 AM

Very beautiful, capturing those blues is one difficult task. It's amazing how tough orchids can be, I've had accidents happen to mine, but they just keep going!

Elena · #10 04-07-2007, 01:35 PM

Thanks again!

The whole plant is not that big, it's about 13 inches tall and 13 inches wide.

It looks a little pink in the pictures but it's more purple in real life. I imagine that as the flowers get bigger the colour will lighten. I'll have to play around with the camera settings and try to get some more accurate pictures in a few days time.