Cymbidium Problem

This particular cymbidium has been having trouble blooming. Many of the buds fell off and now I only have two left. Many of my friends have had the same problem and ask me why this happens. From my experience, moving the budding plant around is the problem. Wherever it starts budding, leave it where it is. The temperature, amount of light, and air may be different, causing the buds to fall out. Compare the healthy one below, the buds will not turn yellow and will bloom nicely.

Happy New Year

Wishing you a wonderful and healthy year in 2016!
Here is an arrangement celebrating the new year in Ikebana style.
Silver painted bamboo, pine, mum and nandina are my major materials for New Year arrangement.

December Orchids Bloom

I have missed four BCOS meetings since September, so I wasn't able to display my orchids at our show table. My blog gives me a reason to record my orchid blooms.

Pot. Little Toshie 'H&R' (compact plant)

Cattleya, very fragrant. Blooming in time for Christmas

Onc. Sherry Baby

Still blooming over a month

Holiday Arrangement - Merry Christmas (2)

Merry Christmas and happy holiday to all of you!

Holiday arrangement - Merry Christmas (1)

The materials and container are perfect for a Christmas holiday arrangement. The first one I did in the class, the second one I rearranged at home to use less materials. (12/8/2015)

How to condition the poinsettia: Burn the cut end for few second and dip into the cold water. This way the flower can last much longer. My poinsettia has been used for more than a week.

Free Style - Using Paper as an Important Element

I used flower wrapping paper which has a colored dot design and I found tissue paper to match it. The carnations, mums and cymbidium's long leaves, all their colors coordinate well. (12/8/2015)

Free Style - Simple Arrangement

The banana leaf has been air dried for over a month, it is naturally curved like that. It looks heavy for this simple design so I choose a single mum and a ceramic container to incorporate it all. (12/8/2015)

Simply arranged with  Nandina berry, it and the
container match well together. (12/17/2015)

November Orchids Bloom

The Cattleya orchids are usually blooming in winter months. Some of them can bloom more than 4 weeks, and some wilt in less than three weeks. I am so happy that I have had orchids blooming almost all year long.

Cat. Hawaiian Lighting. It had three flowers last year.

Blc. Hwa Yuan Beauty 'Pearl" AM/OSroc. 

From left: the 1st and 3rd have faded, the 2nd and 4th are still
 blooming now. (11/30/2015)

Slc. Final Touch "Mendenhall' AM/ AOS

Slc. very nice fragrant in the morning 

Division of C. Benice Foster (Lady of the night)

 This Dendrobium was divided last spring. Other one is budding now.

Surprised the third flower on the right appeared  2 weeks later.

A Rose Bouquet

We received two dozens roses from a family friend to my husband a couple days ago, wishing him a speedy recovery. He is doing very well and I am very happy to use these roses for an arrangement for this occasion. Thanks to you all!

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