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Ascocenda Princess Mikasa

Karma — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:22:54 +0000

Everytime my princess blooms it costs me money. Not to say it is really her fault or really that bad of a thing, but every time she blooms I fall in love with Vandas all over again and I go shopping for more. This time she cost me a Vanda tricolor var. suavis… Granted, [...]

Vandas on summer vacation 2011

Karma — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:02:36 +0000

It is that time again… and you really know it is summer when the orchids get to go on holiday. Well, at least some of the orchids… Same place as last year, although the little red cottage by the coast has been painted black this year the scenario is the same. This year the Vanda vacationers [...]

Vandas on summer vacation 2010

Karma — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:38:20 +0000

Here we go again… We have moved to the summer cottage by the coast and of course with a bunch of bare-rooted orchids in tow… A slightly larger crowd than last summer, mostly smaller young plants, but otherwise more or less the same. This year I made up a small sun shade for [...]

Vandas on winter vacation

Karma — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:37:43 +0000

It has become a bit of a tradition to have all the vandas tag along on our vacations, so I figured I would post a photo of this year’s group. Since I grow my vandas bare root they get a bath every day (or every other day now when it is a little darker [...]

Vandas on summer vacation

Karma — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:31:27 +0000

Finally it is time for some summer vacation!!

The vandas had to come with us to the summer house since they require daily watering. And why not? After bringing one (the princess Mikasa) on ski vacation last winter, I figured that all of them deserved a few weeks at a nice little red cottage by [...]

Vanda baby swim

Karma — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:08:38 +0000

After picking up two more vandaceous orchids last weekend I had to invest in a larger bathtub. You see, this alliance has special needs. They are best grown in bright light, bare root and with good circulation where they can dry up quickly after each watering. Not in stifling large glass jars - I foresee a lot of dead Vanda’s [...]

An alien driving a gokart…

Karma — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:55:01 +0000

My Ascocenda Princess mikasa (Blue) orchid bought from Roellke in October is now blooming sooo beautifully for the very first time! It had started setting two flower stalks, but one dried up in an early stage, wonder why… Anyway, it gave me 6 beautiful flowers this time and I am so happy!

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Vanda is starting to open!

Karma — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:46:09 +0000

It is a real treat to follow the opening of the first few buds on the vanda orchid… every morning when we come down for breakfaskt before hitting the ski slopes we get to see a little bit more of the beautiful blue flowers. I bet that if you stared at it long enough [...]

Vanda orchid on ski vacation

Karma — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:18:48 +0000

So we are up in Sälen skiing over the new year holiday and I could not find a babysitter for my vanda… So the little princess had to tag along to the montains. It turned out to be kind of cool to have her along on vacation though – as any vacation definitely is [...]

My vanda has decided to blom!!

Karma — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:24:48 +0000

My little princess (Ascocenda Princess Mikasa “Blue”) purchased by Roellke at the Gothenburg International Orchid Show in October has decided to flower. Two stalks are in the making… This is my first vanda, I am SOOOOO excited!!