昨夜の雨は止んで、今朝の散歩のときまでには青空でした。タイガは相変わらずカメラ撮影に非協力的。
Last night's rain was up by the time we went out for our morning walk. As usual, Taiga was not interested in posing for the camera.
After coming home, I decided to do what I had in my mind for the last few days. The flower bud stems are growing and they need props to stay upright when the flowers are open.
蘭用の支柱というのを買ってきました。2種類ありましたが、直立用の太いほう。細いのはたぶん、胡蝶蘭のように花茎がおじぎする格好に作るため、曲げて使うのだと思います。
まずはこの大きいほう。
The wire props I got are made specially for orchids with large and heavy flowers. You can also get finer wire props which are meant for bending the flower stem. To bend these large cymbidium stems would require a special skill, I think.
こちらは株の後ろのほうにある出遅れの蕾。
２か所で止めて、今後の成長につれて増やしていきます。
For the moment, two points to tie the larger stem.
This is the smaller stem growing at the back of the plant.
完了です。テレビの横にあるのを毎日見ていると段々と愛着がわいてきて、以前よりも綺麗な花に見えます。花には芳香はなく生のアスパラガスのような匂いがしますが、イヤな臭いではありません。
この茎はまだ一か所で十分。
Just one point is enough for now.
Done. I am hoping that the smaller stem at the back will gradually grow towards the front - after all, that is where the plant gets the most light.
週に一度の水やりで、バケツ水に30分ほどつけておきました。後で取りに来たら、今日の強風で地面に倒れていました！
Before taking the plant into the house, I soaked the pot in a bucket of water. I am supposed to do this once a week during the winter months when the plant is kept indoors. When I came to retrieve the plant, the strong wind (it was a very windy day) had knocked it down to the ground!
でも、ダメージは見当たらないのでラッキー、と思っています。
Happily, it looked none the worse for the fall.
