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Time for a bit of colour – Zygopetalum Orchid

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Cold and moderately wet, still - and little to entice you out and and in to the garden - so best to enjoy houseplants and glasshouses and conservatories and indoor-iness generally. Zygopetalum are orchids that last in flower almost as long as the more common Phalaenopsis (moth orchids) but with a touch more drama. The…

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Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis and cellophane

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A great houseplant, the Moth orchid, and very forgiving of shall we say, a regime of benign neglect. Flowering reliably and now in a multitude of colours (though white seems to be the most popular). Caught here, with a flash of sunshine, in their cellophane wrappers.