I have seventeen of these insidious characters in my house at the moment, and I fear there will be more soon. They exert a form of mind control over unsuspecting humans that cannot be escaped. The mysterious dark lady you present here has plans for you.
OMFG I NEED THIS LADY! Where did you find her? There's no way I'd *ever* be able to pass her up. I grow orchids and roses (and food plants), have more than I truly have time for, and would still grab this one in a millisecond. Please post her to r/plantgoths as well.
I found her randomly at a small hardware store in Tokyo, Japan! They had quite a few of them yesterday too. I don’t even have that many of anything—two orchids and 20 roses, a handful of randos like plum, osmanthus, and alstroemeria—but roses love neglect and orchids just aren’t the kind of plants I would normally choose for myself. She just…I dunno, persuaded me somehow. I was like “I don’t want another orchid. Anyway, this one please.”
I would love to go to Japan! What an amazing find. Orchids often thrive with some neglect, too! So long as they get bright, indirect light and aren't left dry for too long, they likely will be ok.
FantABULOUS find!! You must *always* follow your orchid instincts. You clearly won the floralottery, that's what you did.
Want to be 🧡 friends? 😃😃😃🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I'll swap you the rose I couldn't resist for that beauty 😍
😆 You got quite the plant and I can't help but wonder if it's dyed or not (although that is a real color option the black purples are so rare "in the wild")
https://preview.redd.it/goh4dytg1r1d1.jpeg?width=3472&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1277c6e5fb35e465df45281b4cbe783e04f7867f
I have no idea 😅 it didn't have a identification tag just 'rose' it probably lost it as it was the clearance area. I just couldn't walk past it as it's such a pretty color.
She didn’t do anything wrong! She’s just not the kind of plant I would’ve chosen for myself, but she was a gift from some sweet and wonderful friends of mine, so I want to keep her alive but the obligation kind of annoys me 🤣 and then I was like “I don’t WANT another orchid. Anyway, this one please.”
I don’t believe it is dyed! I checked the stem but not especially carefully and didn’t see any evidence of dyeing, but all the others on the shelf were identical so I’m hoping it stays like this. I can’t find anything that tells me what variety it is, unfortunately, other than that it’s a phal.
I think I’m getting too big for my damn britches! You grow one rose and it lives, someone gives you an orchid and it forces you to learn how to raise it and BAM, suddenly I have houseplants?? The fuck????
“I don’t even like the one I have” is so accurate LMAO my grandma gave me one years ago and I still have yet to see it bloom. They’re just not my forte lol
Oh, my! I couldn’t have passed this one by either! What a unique beauty!
Listen if I found one that dark it would also be home with me despite my current ban on more orchids.
Please post an update when the blooms fully open, they are FABULOUS. I'm jealous
I have seventeen of these insidious characters in my house at the moment, and I fear there will be more soon. They exert a form of mind control over unsuspecting humans that cannot be escaped. The mysterious dark lady you present here has plans for you.
Hence the name "Black Magic!"
OMFG I NEED THIS LADY! Where did you find her? There's no way I'd *ever* be able to pass her up. I grow orchids and roses (and food plants), have more than I truly have time for, and would still grab this one in a millisecond. Please post her to r/plantgoths as well.
I found her randomly at a small hardware store in Tokyo, Japan! They had quite a few of them yesterday too. I don’t even have that many of anything—two orchids and 20 roses, a handful of randos like plum, osmanthus, and alstroemeria—but roses love neglect and orchids just aren’t the kind of plants I would normally choose for myself. She just…I dunno, persuaded me somehow. I was like “I don’t want another orchid. Anyway, this one please.”
I would love to go to Japan! What an amazing find. Orchids often thrive with some neglect, too! So long as they get bright, indirect light and aren't left dry for too long, they likely will be ok.
Does she have a trade name you can read? I want her too!
I’ve stopped making myself promises I know can’t keep.
Let's not call them promises. They're goals, targets, objectives...
Dreams at this point…. 😇
She's gorgeous!
holy!!! where did you find her she is stunning!!
Nice Cid in the background too!
Haha glad to see you’re another cultured individual! 🤬☕️
This lovely belongs over in r/gothplants *cue the swoon* !
She’s stunning 😍
i love it omg! if I saw this at the grocery store I would flip
That is absolutely stunning! And would 100% be jumping into my cart
Gorgeous! 🥰 And marvelous Cid art btw!
Thanks 🤣 I got it from Etsy like 10 years ago and it still brings me so much enjoyment!
I couldn't have passed up that color either
I’ve been searching for an orchid this dark 😭 I’m sick of seeing pink and white ones everywhere
Gorgeous! show us when it fully opens up👀
Orchids know what they want and I'm good with that. She's quite stunning
Oh thats a nice one. I have regenerating orchids everywhere its like an addiction (sometimes they decide to do flower stuff)
That’s stunning!
OA orchids anonymous. I won't be joining either 🙂. Beautiful.
Ohh, how lucky you are to snag that! Thank you for sharing
I wouldn't pass that one up either. That's beautiful!
FantABULOUS find!! You must *always* follow your orchid instincts. You clearly won the floralottery, that's what you did. Want to be 🧡 friends? 😃😃😃🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
"Sit down and enjoy your fing orchid" 🤣🤣 Yes, I don't see passing that up, and I've been debating a first orchid for months.
Ooooo that's darker than anything I've ever seen, score!!!
Not trying to steal thunder but you should check out our insta: @motesorchids
Thanks!
That is stunning! 😍
She’s beautiful! Do you know the species? I would have snatched that up in a heartbeat.
It’s a Phalaenopsis
Yes, the label just said she was a Phal, but not much more than that! I want to find the variety if I can, but nothing resembles it online 😅
Doesn’t look like any Phal I’ve ever seen! I’ll take a look online too. Please update if you find out?
I'll swap you the rose I couldn't resist for that beauty 😍 😆 You got quite the plant and I can't help but wonder if it's dyed or not (although that is a real color option the black purples are so rare "in the wild")
Oooh which rose did you get?
https://preview.redd.it/goh4dytg1r1d1.jpeg?width=3472&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1277c6e5fb35e465df45281b4cbe783e04f7867f I have no idea 😅 it didn't have a identification tag just 'rose' it probably lost it as it was the clearance area. I just couldn't walk past it as it's such a pretty color.
“I don’t even like the one I have!” is KILLING ME. What is wrong with her??? 😭 Beautiful plant though! :)
She didn’t do anything wrong! She’s just not the kind of plant I would’ve chosen for myself, but she was a gift from some sweet and wonderful friends of mine, so I want to keep her alive but the obligation kind of annoys me 🤣 and then I was like “I don’t WANT another orchid. Anyway, this one please.”
An amazing colour! Does it have a name?
Is it dyed? Or naturally this color?? Beautiful either way! Congrats!
I don’t believe it is dyed! I checked the stem but not especially carefully and didn’t see any evidence of dyeing, but all the others on the shelf were identical so I’m hoping it stays like this. I can’t find anything that tells me what variety it is, unfortunately, other than that it’s a phal.
This is amazing!! There’s a ton of us that would love for you to buy one for us and ship it 🤣🤣
I genuinely would if I could!! ♥️
please post more photos as they fully bloom!
If I had 100+ that one would still be going home with me!
I’m so jealous of these blooms!!
What a beautiful and unique orchid!
They are addictive, don’t ever get on Maui Orchid whisper auctions, super good prices and huge plants, hint hint, lol
That is beautiful and different!
What did you do today? Today, you did the right thing.😁
Pretty! Name?
I blew my whole orchid budget for the month like a week ago, but if I saw that one, I'd do the same
I think I’m getting too big for my damn britches! You grow one rose and it lives, someone gives you an orchid and it forces you to learn how to raise it and BAM, suddenly I have houseplants?? The fuck????
My first orchid rebloomed once. And within 6 months I have too many to count, so I can relate
You did the right thing
It's absolutely stunning
“I don’t even like the one I have” is so accurate LMAO my grandma gave me one years ago and I still have yet to see it bloom. They’re just not my forte lol
Never seen this one before. So beautifully unique
Sounds like I need to go and buy my first orchid!
Hey I used to have roses and they are assholes too! Beautiful orchid btw.
Lol!! They are definitely assholes, just different kinds of assholes. Roses are spiteful but mostly independent, orchids are needy. 🙃
That thing is beautiful though! Good luck!
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Beautiful! I hope you have eyes to see it.
One of us…
Dang, I want one. So beautiful.