Anguloa ‘Isabelle’ – A Curious Orchid

Anguloa 'Isabelle' - pale pink orchid with dark pink speckling inside the flower

I’ve never had much success growing orchids, but their sturdily-constructed, often theatrical flowers are guaranteed to lure me over when I see specialist growers exhibiting their treasures at UK flower shows.

Anguloa 'Isabelle' leaves and flowers

Anguloa ‘Isabelle’ had pale peach flowers made prettier because the inner sides of the petals were speckled more or less heavily with russet-pink. The plants seemed vigorous enough to withstand even my inexpert handling, but luckily for them, were not for sale.

It was only afterwards when I looked more closely at the pictures that I noticed something that sparked my sense of whimsy.

Anguloa 'Isabelle' close up of flowers

Inside each flower is a Humpty Dumpty character, laughing over something they’re reading – a book or a letter. When I look again, the Humpty Dumpties seem to be in cradle-style rocking chairs.

The only reasonable conclusion I can draw is that, having fallen off their various walls, the Dumpties are recuperating together. They seem to be doing just fine.

Shared for Cee’s Flower of the Day

30 Replies to “Anguloa ‘Isabelle’ – A Curious Orchid”

  1. I would have said it was a pleasant little pastry, with a dash of strawberry cream topping. Of course, that could just mean I’m hungry.
    Lovely flowers!

    1. It probably did. I often see images bloggers have posted and think “I need some breakfast!” More usually it’s food though, rather than flowers!

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