Hidden away at the back of much larger plants in my nursery I noticed this little gem flowering away unnoticed.
It now has prime place in the courtyard in front of Sobralia xantholeucax mirabilis (what a name!) which has started its usual reliable flowering despite all the neglect and upheaval it has endured this last year.
The Brassia was given to me by keen orchid lovers but I had no idea what it was going to produce so am delighted with its beautiful display.
A graduate in horticulture from Massey College in the 1960s, Catherine (Kate) Ballard has been involved in horticulture, including writing, all her life. In 2006 David Ling published Oswald Blumhardt New Zealand Plant Pioneer, her biography of the internationally recognised plant collector and hybridizer.In 2010 she self-published Stone Wall Country – The Dry Stone Walls of the Whangarei District. In 2015 she published Country Cop 24/7 – The Life and Times of a Rural Cop. She has lived in Northland most of her life, farming and growing plants.
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You are going to love the dam and all the wildlife that will visit. Beautiful orchids – will be super in the courtyard!
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You are going to love the dam and all the wildlife that will visit. Beautiful orchids – will be super in the courtyard!
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