Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?

[AndyD]

They are irresistibly beautiful, but tricky. I am reliably informed by MrsA that this white one needs little water and lives pretty much off air! Others she's had have needed a moist bathroom environment. Back in Malaysia one of her uncles had a huge greenhouse devoted to growing them.

As it happens there's an orchid show in Durham next Sunday which will be fun

[wtg]

There's a sweet autumn clematis way back in the yard. There was a trellis there but it fell over and broke over the winter. I never got around to putting another one in, so the clematis ended up becoming part groundcover/part climbing vine. It even headed over to a nearby arbor where I have a couple of other sweet autumns started.

I'll do something different next year, but for now I think it looks kind of neat! Smells wonderful, too.

[AndyD]

That's the nicest ground cover.

Theres nothing much but green in our garden, however the orchid show last week was colourful

[Bernard]

@AndyD OMG. So beautiful, it's hard to resist being drawn in. That Phragmipedium is stunning!

[AndyD]

I ought to have taken my Sony camera, it's a struggle to frame, isolate and get depth of field with a phone camera.

[Daniel]

@andyd Your last picture- great!! Wow.

[wtg]

Those orchids are lovely.

Years ago I had my own little collection of orchid plants. I think my favorites were the Oncidium Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrant’ . The whole house would smell like vanilla when the plant was in bloom.

We also enjoyed searching for yellow lady's slipper orchids in the woods in Door County. They are very fussy about where they will grow; we were lucky enough to have the perfect conditions in several areas of our property and they came back reliably, year after year.

https://doorcountypulse.com/the-ladys-slipper/

[Bernard]

@wtg I've had pink lady slippers (Cypripedium acaule) on my property. Twice a plant has come up and flowered two years in a row, thereafter disappearing. The conditions for their growth are very specific.

Here is one I discovered shortly after moving here:

[Bernard]

I have followed this guy, William Green, on Youtube for many years. His channel is called "My Green Pets".

Link to video

[Bernard]

The first Morning Glory of the year. I consider this an official proclamation that fall is here.

A bit of autumn color on one of the Sedums.

I have really enjoyed these magenta Cleome. I may try to save their seeds.

The native Lobelia is going strong.