Blu Llama Orchids & Photography

01/14/2025

Tolumnia Red Berry

An un-named clone of this hybrid. Tolumnias are small epiphytic plants found throughout the Caribbean. They have been hybridized extensively, with colors ranging from yellows to oranges to reds such as this.

01/12/2025

Renanthera orchids are pollinated by butterflies and birds, which explains their fiery red colors. They are warm growing, need a LOT of light, and most species are quite l. A greenhouse is the best place to grow them well, outside of Florida and southern California where they can be grown outside. Even then, they need protection when the temperature drops below 60° F.

01/11/2025

Miltonia Bluntii 'Pisgah'

A rare out-of-season blooming for this descendant of Brazilian, warm growing Miltonias.

11/29/2024

11/29/2024

11/29/2024

11/09/2024

Pray. Please.

10/29/2024

UPDATE:

I still have a drain in place in my back for the next 2 weeks. Hopefully the incisional wound will heal and the drain will be removed, with no way for fluid to leak.

I am still taking this hour by hour, but I am stoking the small coal of hope that remains, so I am not helpless.

Some interests are returning, such as my love of plants. These images are from my lanai. Descriptions with image.

08/10/2024

Milt. spectabilis fma. semi-alba

37 flowers and buds this year.

05/12/2024

More Peru!

05/05/2024

Definitely a kitchen post.