Comments on: Orchid Arrangements For Less…

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:57:28 +0000

I just came from my yearly visit there in our country (specifically in Quezo Province), and along the railroad community where I stayed, houses have abundant orchids plants of different variety. Homeowners actually sticks old (dead) tree shrubs in their yards and hang their orchids on the branches. They thrive beautifully and it was eye-catching.

By: ntgerald

ntgerald — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:48:55 +0000

According to Jin Cootes, author of the book The Orchids of the Philippines (2001), G. scriptum does not occur in the Philippines.

The tigrinum variety of Grammatophyllum multiflorum is often confused with G. scriptum.

By: danney

danney — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:19:28 +0000

Hello Cumin and Sonny,

I just visited Bag of Beans Shop few hours ago and bought that beautiful hanging plants with yellow flowers is called Bignonia or Vignonya for 250 pesos a pot. The lady who sold me the plants told me that the plants bloom in November till May but she noticed that it is already July and the flowers are still in bloom.

Cumin is right. The other plants with blue green flowers is called Jade Vine.

By: shalimar

shalimar — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:59:56 +0000

oh my I just paid $21 for a small pot of orchid…. elegant flowers arent they?

By: Cumin

Cumin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:41:56 +0000

sonny sj,
I haven’t been to the shop you mentioned, but I wonder if the bluegreen flowers are the jade vine. We used to have these in a trellis and the flowers are absolutely gorgeous, unusual color, di ba. The neighbors, who never saw them before, initially thought we hang plastic flowers hahaha.

By: solraya

solraya — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:10:32 +0000

The times I get to walk around the plants area of AANI FTI, I can picture myself scrolling MM blog :)

You come up with simple but elegant ways with those flowers.

By: Foodie

Foodie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:25:22 +0000

Grammatophyllum scriptum (looks like you have 2 varieties, as the spotting patterns differ). I wonder if these were jungle-collected from Bicol then sold at the FTI markets.

Sister is right – grammatophyllums cost quite a bit in the US, and are usually shipped to florists/retailers while the buds are still closed. The plants in NY may have come from Hawaii or Florida, and must pass thru agriculture inspection (US Dept. of Agriculture), that is, must be bug- and disease-free. The flowers do last long on the plant.

Re placing orchids in a glass cylindrical vase, I attended a Hitomi Gilliam workshop last year. She used white phalaenopsis (took it off the pot, cleaned off the potting mix) and and arranged them similar to how you use the grammatophyllum. She used clear Crystal Accent Deco Cubes to create striking arrangements. Here’s a link to one of the arrangements she made: https://www.greenpointnursery.com/news/cylflowersneotrop.JPG

BTW, on the upper part of the arrangement, she used cut cross-sections of dragon fruit in the upper 1/4 of the cylinder.

By: danney

danney — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:44:23 +0000

Hello Sonny,

Thanks for the info. I did not notice the blue green flowers but since I live in Sta. Rosa, I will definitely try the hanging plants with yellow flowers and check out the blue green flowers too before I fly back to Los Angeles this Friday.

By: sonny sj

sonny sj — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:46:42 +0000

danney,

I also saw that hanging plant with beautiful yellow flowers at the Bean Yard Shop.
The Shop sells graftings of the plant with at P250.00/pot. i did not buy any coz i think hindi masyado established yun grafting and i was also worried the plant will not thrive well in the hot and humid weather of Manila.
Did you notice the other variety with the blue-green flowers, climbing up the tree beside the trellis? Georgeous! Our group was in a hurry i forgot to ask the store if the blue-green flowers are for real, baka kasi imitation lang.

By: danney

danney — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:13:30 +0000

Beautiful and not so ostentatious orchids. Very simple yet elegant. A big bouquet of tiger orchids is a nice attraction in a gathering. A nice piece of conversation.

Does anyone knows the name of the hanging plants with beautiful yellow flowers on the ceiling above the restaurant next to BeanYard Shop in Tagaytay? I think the flowers are shaped like tiny elongated bells or pitchers. The flowers are like orchid flowers.

I went to Market Market and bought Golden Garland but its not the same to what I saw hanging on the ceiling of that restaurant. I really would like to buy that plant for my patios.