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1 - July 21, 2021 - First Bloom of the Year

In 2020, our first TBO bloom occurred on July 22.   On July 21, 2021, I went down to check on the buds.
Sure enough, the first plant I looked at had vertical buds, indicating an imminent bloom for the next day.
But as I looked around further, I noticed that several plants were already in flower, a day early.


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Rising TBO buds indicate blooms for the following day.


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A few TBOs didn't get the message, and had bloomed a day early...


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Three Birds Orchid   (Triphora trianthophora)
I love finding deeply colored specimens like this one!



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Only a few blooms, but there was a nice range of color...


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2 - July 22, 2021

Today was the "true" first bloom of this season.   I'd say that
about 1/3 bloomed yesterday, and the other 2/3 today.   The first
flowering (of 4-6 during the next month) is always the smallest.


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This is the pair that was in bud in the first image at the top of the page.


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A beautiful example...


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Ta-daa!


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Pretty coloring!


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Three Birds Orchid   (Triphora trianthophora)


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3 - August 4-5, 2021

The second bloom of this season was similar to the first, in that it occurred over a few days.
This has been an usual year in that regard, since in past years the blooms, for the most part,
all flower on the same day.   Also, this turned out to be the "big" bloom cycle of the year.


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Nice coloring on this orchid...


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Three Birds Orchid   (Triphora trianthophora)


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Nate and Max examining a group of Three Birds Orchids


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A lovely maroon-tinted pair...


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A nice group of Three Birds Orchids


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Another beautiful pair of flowers...


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Three Birds...


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An unusual "four-fer"


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A nice trio


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The Crane-fly Orchids (Tipularia discolor) were also in full bloom.

Note that there were two additional smaller TBO flowerings this
season (on Aug. 18 & Aug. 29), but I didn't photograph them...




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