A few years ago I photographed some Blue Mystique orchids. Since then, I’ve seen orchids in shades of blues, greens and purples. I recently had the opportunity to photograph several unusual colored orchids at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond.
The orchids are what are know as Colorfuze Orchids. Growers start with with white Moth orchids and inject dye into the vascular systems of the plants to get the colored blossoms. From reports I’ve seen they will rebloom as white flowers – rather than the colored blossoms.
But they are fun to photograph! Here are some of the colorfuze orchids I photographed
Lavender Mist Colorfuze Orchids
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© 2013 Patty Hankins
Lime Light Colorfuze Orchids
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© 2013 Patty Hankins
Blue Diamond Colorfuze Orchids
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© 2013 Patty Hankins