Shorter days are making my orchids bloom

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The website content discusses the author's passion for orchids, their blooming patterns in response to shorter days, and provides links to related stories and photography.

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The author, Luciano Abriata, shares their personal experience with orchid blooming cycles, noting that shorter days trigger flowering in evergreen orchids. The content includes a collection of the author's orchid photographs, some of which were taken earlier in the year, and others showing current blooms. The author has acquired these orchids through purchases, gifts, and rescues from organic waste bins. Additionally, the author invites readers to explore other nature-related photography and stories, including a photo hunt for wild orchids in Switzerland and features on resilient Mediterranean flowers, autumnal blooms, and dahlias. The website also serves as a platform for the author to offer services such as programming, biotech consultations, and photography, and to encourage readers to become Medium members or subscribe to the author's stories.

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The author expresses dismay at the disposal of orchids after they finish blooming, emphasizing the value of these plants beyond their immediate flowering period.
There is a clear appreciation for the natural beauty of orchids, as evidenced by the numerous photographs and the effort put into creating orchid-rich jungle arrangements.
The author values the sharing of knowledge and experiences, as indicated by the invitation to read related stories and the provision of links to further explore the topic.
The author is an advocate for nature, science, and technology, showcasing a broad range of interests and expertise, and offering various services related to these fields.
There is an underlying encouragement for reader engagement, with calls to action for becoming a Medium member, subscribing to the author's stories, and contacting the author for inquiries or small jobs.

I post here shots of my individual plants and also of “arrangements” where I’ve mixed them together into orchid-rich jungles.

I don’t know the biology behind this, but it’s a fact that with shorter days my orchids bloom. The same happens in the South hemisphere, six-months off-phase of course. So there must be something to it. Notice however that this is on evergreen orchids, but not on the wild orchids from cold climates which grow and bloom only in spring and summer:

You will see here lots, lots of orchids. They are not all bloomed right now (some photos are from the early months of the year) but many of them are.

Many of these plants I bought myself; others are presents from friends and family, and most were recovered by me from the organic waste bins -where people trash them when their flowers die off. How can they!?

If you love orchids and enjoyed my shots, I’m sure you’ll like this story where I went on a photo hunt for wild orchids in Switzerland this summer:

And for more flowers, check out:

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Shorter days are making my orchids bloom

I post here shots of my individual plants and also of “arrangements” where I’ve mixed them together into orchid-rich jungles.

A summer spotting the wild orchids of Switzerland

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A summer spotting the wild orchids of Switzerland

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