Monday, September 27, 2010

Dockrillia linguiformis and Container door

Our really talented daughter Mary   ( easy to  tell I'm her Dad!) has finished painting up the container door -  we wanted it to look like  the entry to a Maori whare ( or house).  The dog image is of our recently deceased  Cattle dog/ Border Collie cross  and the bird is a New Zealand bird called a Pukeko. There is a very similar bird in Australia  (and nearby to us, but not on our property) which is simply called a purple swamp hen.  We are delighted with the result.  Next to this is where the waterfall is to be constructed soon.


Also with the warmer weather and Spring, lots of flowers are coming out -  this tongue orchid is growing on a Palm trunk.  It has been growing on this trunk for about 15 years  and never gets any water other than rain and no fertilising at all.  Binomial name is   Dockrillia linguiformis   - previously it was known as Dendrobium linguiformis but the name was changed to reflect some unique features of which I am uncertain about.

1 comment:

Mary Elizabeth said...

Haha, thanks dad.
What about the photo from the other door?