On My Walk This Morning 4i

"Martina" Orchids - pale lilac with white and wine colors.

"Daphne Orchids" - white with purple throats.  These were among the

first to start blooming this year, and they have now been blooming for more 

than two months.

"Funny Face Orchids" - deep purple with lavender and white spots.  It has

many more buds, so I shall watch with interest as they all open.

Lemon Chiffon Orchid" is a beautiful yellow with purple throat.  There are

two plants on this tree and three stems, so there are lots more blossoms to open up.

"Maid of Orleans Orchid" keeps opening more blossoms; it may be the

largest collection of flowers on my route.

This is the second stem of "Maid of Orleans."

The two stems growing on the tree.

"Lilac Cloud Orchid" has many buds very close together, so it has a different

appearance from other orchids.  I am interested in seeing what it will look like

when all those buds open.

"Cranberry Katy" is a beautiful orchid on a long stem.  There are three

more blossoms facing the other direction.

"Butterscotch Orchid" is one of the many yellow orchids in the area.  This one

is deeper and with more orange in it; the throat is a deep wine color.

"White Mini-Phalaenopsis."  This year there are a number of mini-orchids

in various colors.  We did not have them in the past.  I have seen them in stores,

and these must be gifts people received and then put outdoors for the next year.

"Dark Blue Lobelia" is an interesting low growing, ground cover plant.

The "Succulent Garden" is growing nicely, and the man seems to be adding

more plants.

Alcantara, Pineapple, Sedum, and Pencil Plant

"Dark Purple Ground Orchids" with wide blade leaves make a very nice

contrast to other plants in the succulent garden.

On the wall behind the Succulent Garden, there is a single, dramatic

"Dusty Rose Orchid."

The "Dusty Rose Orchid" seems to be growing out of a straw hat.

"Aztec Gold Hibiscus"  This bush is just a few feet from the Succulent Garden.

It suffers brutal trimming frequently, but it always comes back loaded with bright

yellow blossoms.

"Art Deco Fish" is one of about 40 such statues, each painted differently

and placed all around Pompano Beach.  Local artists decorated them.

"A Touch of Blush Orchid" was new on this tree this year.  It seems to be loaded

with buds, so I am expecting many flowers.  It has beautiful firm petals and

delicate colors.

"Purple Passion Orchid" has the deepest and richest red-purple color.

They are just to the side of the "Touch of Blush" and make a great contrast.

One condo got ahold of a new variety of impatiens, the "Splash" or "Sonic."

I first saw them in Montreal.  Instead of all the flowers being a solid color, they

look tie-dyed or as if the color were splashed on.  These are the "Pink Splash Impatiens."

They change from day to day.

"Purple Splash Impatiens" or "Purple Sonic Busy Lizzies."

"Magenta Splash Impatiens."  The Impatiens beds are all along the front of this

condo building and really make it look very colorful and tropical.

A White Orchid photographed against the sun, rather than the sun behind my back.

I like the unusual effects you can get, and the transparent look to the petals of

the orchid.

"Die Lorelei Orchids" look as if they are singing their taunting songs to sailors

on the Rhine River below.

"Lady Rosemary Orchid" is a bold, unusual, deep wine color.

"Whispers of Love Orchids"

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