Bloom and Bust

Sorry....had to make a corny pun with this title!

Remember the blue orchid my hubby gave me for Valentine's Day?

 

It had been dyed blue (my understanding is that you put blue food coloring in the water), and I knew it would re-bloom white. Today, I got my first glimpse of what it will look like! The blue blooms have been slowly dropping for the past week or so. There's a few of those left, but there's new buds in their places and one started opening today!

Isn't it lovely with just the tinge of blue around the edges of the petals? I can't wait to see the rest!

Valentine Orchid

My husband isn't the type who generally gives flowers. However, in honor of Valentine's Day, he made an exception! I came home from work to a lovely orchid plant! Blue dye had been added to the water to create the lovely bright blue flowers (I'm guessing this lovely is going to eventually revert to its original white coloring).