It's not a show-stopper , and even if I wait in the hope more spikes will have all flowers open ( there are 13 spikes so far, and every day more ) remember that each "daisy wheel" is only about 2cm overall. But I like it - so there !
I have wondered who Roxburg is or was ( I remember finding a jewel orchid somewhere - , specific name the same |( roxburghii) and wondering how it managed to survive growing on the floor of a very dark jungle - 33 Lux - maybe that's a foot candle and a half or even as many as 3 fc ? - the plant only an inch or two high ( was it an Anoechtochilus perhaps ? or did the genera begin with a G ? - can't remember )- why was it not buried when a few deciduous trees shed their leaves? - answer it grew at a fantastic rate ! I came home and moved my jewel orchids under the bench where I needed a torch to find them ( exaggeration) - and they started doubling in size every week ( another exaggeration - but you get the idea ).
How did I get here ? A great digression... The truth is, here in England it's Wimbledon fortnight ( All-England Lawn Tennis Championships.) All the ladies of England are glued to the tv from noon till midnight ...all they can talk about is "Venus was beaten", "Roger is a set down" " Andy is through in straight sets"... A mere male, I got my own dinner - a nice salad, and a lemon souffle I made this morning, thank you - but drank rather a lot of Chablis.: once it's been opened, you know it won't keep.. I think I'll go and lie down now.