Blooms started opening and things happened faster than expected! At the tail end of September, Frilly Doris’ buds started to crack open further, giving a tantalizing hint of the flowers to come.
This lovely plant is such a trooper with that slender spike holding such heavy blooms. I have been watching it bend further and further each day, wondering how it manages to not split at the base.
And then, voila! Just like that, on the first of October she burst open, her dazzling blooms on fully display. When this girl blooms, she goes all out!
And as icing on the cake, she has the most light and elegant citrus scent; absolutely divine.
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope – Lady Bird Johnson”
I am so happy with this orchid. It is going to be my mission to keep her going after she finishes with flowering. Interestingly different, uniquely herself, and when she blooms she lights up the room. She is my heart.