Orchids

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I grow orchids, but I kill them 📍Southern California 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇦🇱

Magenta purple moth orchid flower with rounded petals and buds
Arching inflorescence of a moth orchid with an open purple flower and buds still to open
Orchid flowers with dark brown petals spread out like a palm and a wide purple labellum
Small Yellow orchid flowers with short narrow petals and a white labellum and a spiky yellow beard just below the pollen column
Orchid flowers with dark brown petals and a purple labellum
Spotted moths orchid flower with spots over a yellow background (yellow will turn cream colored later)
Arching inflorescence of a slipper orchid with buds starting to open into flowers with long narrow drooping lateral petals and white dorsal petal with fine brown stripes
Arching inflorescence of white moth orchid flowers
Moth orchid flowers which appear mostly pink with purple spots and blotches on the petals
Plum colored moth orchid flowers
Small pink moth orchid flowers with a bright red labellum
Tangerine orange orchid flowers on upright spikes
Purple moth orchid flower
Small purple orchid flower and 2 buds where the flower petals are spread out a little with pointed ends
Orchid flower buds of a miniature Dendrobium orchid
Red flowers of a miniature Dendrobium orchid
Moth orchid flowers with heavy pink veining patterns over a white background and a wide big lip
Inflorescence of a slipper orchid flowers with a yellow slipper pouch and a dorsal petal projecting above the pouch. Lateral petals are thin and brown and dangle along the sides slightly twisting
Orchid flower with narrow green petals spread out like a palm with a large white labellum that flares out and downward
Moth orchid flowers with heavy red veining pattern over a yellow background
Raspberry red pansy orchid flowers
Moth orchid flowers with very heavily red veining pattern over a barely visible light background
Moth has orchid flowers with magenta pattern on a white background
White moth orchid flowers and buds on an arching inflorescence
Inflorescence of a slipper orchid with flowers that have a dorsal petal with vertical brown stripes on a white background and long thin brown lateral petals that droop downward and the pouch is light yellowish green
Pink and white moth orchid flowers and buds where the labellum is spade shaped and colored a bright red
4 large white corsage type Cattleya flowers with a pink lip
2 upright and arching inflorescences of a multi floral slipper orchid flowers and buds where flowers have a dorsal petal with thin brown vertical stripes and thin long brown lateral petals that hang down
Cattleya corsage orchid flowers with pinkish purple lateral petals and a darker purple labellum
Small (not quite miniature) orchid plant with upright inflorescence of 4 largish flowers with narrow green petals and a large white ruffly labellum
White Cattleya corsage orchid flowers with dark pink lips
Slipper orchid plant with 2 inflorescences of green orchid flower buds
Inflorescence of moth orchid flowers and buds where flowers have pink petals and a red labellum
White Cattleya corsage flowers
Miniature pink orchid flowers nestled among its leaves
Mostly Pink moth orchid flower with small pink spots on a white background towards the base of the petals
Purple star shaped orchid flowers with thin darker purple stripes on the petals
Group photo of Cattleya purpurata orchid flowers in colors of white, light purple and purple
Red orchid flower with hood like dorsal petal (sepal?) and 2 lower petals (sepals)
Light purple corsage type orchid flowers with darker purple lips
White corsage orchid flowers
Large light purple corsage orchid flowers with a darker purple labellum
Light purple corsage orchid flowers with a darker magenta labellum
Orange and red miniature orchid flowers
Raspberry red corsage orchid flowers with a yellow throat in the labellum
Large white corsage orchid flowers with dark purple lip
White corsage orchid flower with purple lip and faint purple splashes on the lateral petals
Light purple corsage type orchid flowers
Dark plum colored Zygopetalum orchid flowers
Purple orchid flower with petals having darker purple spots and a lighter purple labellum
White Cattleya flower just opening with 2 additional buds
Large white corsage type Cattleya orchid flower with deep purple lip
Masdevallia orchid flower on a slender upright wiry stem over the foliage of the orchid with flower color being a bright red and orange
Cattleya orchid flower with long slender light purple petals and a darker purple lip
Post with arrows signs pointing to various locations
Large white corsage type orchid with light purple lip
White star shaped orchid glowers
2 orange red miniature orchid flowers