Summer
To honor today’s summer solstice, here are a few sunny-looking Masdevallias. While we enjoy long hours of daylight in the northern half of the planet, plants enjoy the ability to photosynthesize a little longer. Incredible flowers like these are the result. Even if you’re having a hectic Monday, I hope you can take a few moments to savor these mini-miracles as promise of the possibilities of summer.
If you’re wondering why I’m honoring the summer solstice with cool-growing Masdevallias, then you’ve probably never experienced San Francisco’s summer fog. While we often have sunny days and yes, even heat waves, the vast, chilly Northern Pacific is just a few miles away. Our natural air-conditioning makes these orchids some of our local icons. For those of you already sweltering in summer heat, don’t worry — there are lots of sunny-looking Vandas, too.
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June 25th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
I love your nice warm orange and red color choice for summer, like hot lava. Really cool photos, too!
July 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 pm
thanks for the great close-up shots!
July 12th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
I love the orange theme. You said their cool growers but the have warm-color flowers.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:28 am
hooray for th e solstice!
July 19th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
be nice to grow orcids like that