Sunday, March 13, 2011

Blue Mystique Orchid

Spotted this new orchid at the Stauffers of Kissel Hill Booth at the Pennsylvania Garden Expo. The grower gave this Phalenopsis Orchid a "special process" where the current blooms are a blue turning to a vivid electric blue as they mature. Rebloom next year will be white. Not my personal favorite but I watched as many of them sold. Blue is a tough color to find in flowers...

6 comments:

Martha said...

Wow!!! What a brilliant blue. Blue is a TOUGH color to find in flowers. I'm not sure that I care for it either!

Lemon Verbena Lady said...

Love that nursery. Have to stop by when we are out visiting you all. I'm sorry that blue looks fake!

Marilyn Miller said...

These are beautiful and so unique. I love blue flowers. I bought tulip bulbs that were suppose to be blue, but ended up being dark red. I found out later I needed to fertilize them with a special mixture. We did that this year, so I am hoping again for blue tulips.

Unknown said...

I just bought a Blue Mystique orchid today. It is the most beautiful flower I have ever seen! I really hope it won't change to white. I live in Naples FL and hope I can learn to care for it and won't kill it.
Kathryn

Unknown said...

http://www.examiner.com/landscape-and-garden-in-orlando/blue-orchid-scam

Anonymous said...

a friend told me to water these, she simply uses two ice cubes once a week (more often if she feels it's super dry but said to be careful not to over-water.)