Angraecum vs Orchidaceae

This is the most beloved orchid of mine. Feel free to enjoy the beauty of her.

Among my other collection, she's the most slowest blooming orchid and it is worth it to wait for a month from the day her showed the first spike from the lower part of her bulb.

At the very first time my wife, Umar and I saw this lovely orchid,
we thought it was a plastic or orchid's replica.

But now, these flowers are more darker and more fluffy than previous bloomed.

Below is the after-bloomed Dendrobium crumenatum.
Some people said that this species will only bloom once a year,
but my mother's orchid had bloomed for the third consecutive time this year.
Unluckily, I was in Putrajaya when these orchids in full bloomed.

Below is young mangosteen in my parents front yard.

Guess what fruit is this?

This renanthera is among the first orchid I bought to my mother.

First blooming Amboinensis in my patio.

This is the only orchid on my office table, Psychopsis Papilio

Near blooming flowers from both spikes.

This is a gift from my mother's best friend. It is the first time blooming in Lot 3390.

Laughter is the Best Medicine:
A doctor had just given a boy an injection in his arm. He was about to put a bandage on his arm when the boy said, Would you mind putting the bandage on my other arm, doctor?
> Why? I'm putting it over your vaccination so that the other boys will know not to bang into it.
You don't know the boys in my school, doctor!

John Smith was sent to Central Africa by his company. He sent a postcard to his wife
as soon as he arrived. Unfortunately it was delivered to another Mrs Smith whose
husband had died the day before. The postcard read: ARRIVED SAFELY THIS
MORNING. THE HEAT IS TERRIBLE.

Pokok orkid merpati ni berasal daripada atas pokok jambu jiran depan rumah. Mak ambil dan ikat di batang pokok pinang, awal tahun dah berbunga, tak sempat nak snap gambar sebab tahan 2 hari je bunganya. Kudupnya pun tak nampak, tiba2 je keluar bunga.Orkid Merpati - Dendrobium crumenatum

Ahad lepas berbunga lagi, ingatkan berbunga setahun sekali. tapi bunganya tetap bertahan 2 hari jugak. tapi kali ni, sempatlah snap 2-3 kali. Yang bestnya, mak dah alihkan ke perdu 3 pokok yang berlainan dan semuanya berbunga, termasuklah induk kat atas pokok jambu jiran. Macam berlumba lak berbunga.

Subhanallah. Suka tengok bunganya yang bergantung, begitu unik dan ergonomik sekali tangkainya. Bayangkan bunga bentuk kotak2, tentu takde orang nak kumpul buat koleksi.Saya suka orkid ni sebab kita tak perlu letakkan hidung kita dekat bunganya untuk menikmati haruman aslinya, cuma lalu aje di sebelahnya, pasti baunya melekat celah hidung. nanti mintak dengan mak bila rumah orkid sebelah patio dah siap, bolehlah ikat di tiang kayu rumah. Mungkin tahun depan baru berbunga kembali. Saja nak tunjuk pokok betik ni mengelak wayar letrik depan rumah

Heliconia. There are 40++ different species of Heliconia. Kalau tanya Lebai Google, spesis ni ada pertalian jugak dengan pokok pisang. Omputeh panggil 'lobster claws'. Orang kulit hitam lak panggil 'parrot flowers'. Hihihihihi.. Ontah apo2 ontah...

Catasetum (Clowesia Kenga) di atas sedang menumpang di pondok orkid mak.