- Can't take my eyes off you...
Arundina, or bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia) is a species originating in tropical Asia, extending from India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, northern China to Indonesia and the Pacific islands. It was introduced in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Panama.
It is a multiperene terrestrial orchid with a reed stem, forming large masses that grow up to a height of 70 cm to 2 m.
It blooms in summer and autumn, with splendid flowers (ten at most) in succession at the end of the branches. The flowers, 5 to 8 cm in diameter, have a pink lilac hue and a white disc with a purple lip.
With only 200 plants growing in the wild in Singapore, the species is close to extinction in this country, caused in large part by the destruction of its natural habitat, namely the rainforest and mangroves.
Today it is common and abundant in Brazil, mainly on the coast of Paraná, being widely used in landscaping.
Informations taken from Wikipedia
This photo is my tribute to International Women's Day, although I believe that every day should be dedicated to everyone without distinction.
However, I see some similarities between this very interesting flower and women in general, always balancing themselves in the situations of any kind. Many reach a height not proportional to the delicacy of their shape, either in their professional life or in the strength they acquire from the hard life that most of them lead...
- Can't take my eyes off you...
Arundina, or bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia) is a species originating in tropical Asia, extending from India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, northern China to Indonesia and the Pacific islands. It was introduced in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Panama.
It is a multiperene terrestrial orchid with a reed stem, forming large masses that grow up to a height of 70 cm to 2 m.
It blooms in summer and autumn, with splendid flowers (ten at most) in succession at the end of the branches. The flowers, 5 to 8 cm in diameter, have a pink lilac hue and a white disc with a purple lip.
With only 200 plants growing in the wild in Singapore, the species is close to extinction in this country, caused in large part by the destruction of its natural habitat, namely the rainforest and mangroves.
Today it is common and abundant in Brazil, mainly on the coast of Paraná, being widely used in landscaping.
Informations taken from Wikipedia
This photo is my tribute to International Women's Day, although I believe that every day should be dedicated to everyone without distinction.
However, I see some similarities between this very interesting flower and women in general, always balancing themselves in the situations of any kind. Many reach a height not proportional to the delicacy of their shape, either in their professional life or in the strength they acquire from the hard life that most of them lead...