From The Free Dictionary:
1.
a. A member of the orchid family.
b. The flower of any of these plants, especially one cultivated for ornament.
2. A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple.
From our #2 daughter’s kitchen:
Nero Wolfe, one of Mom and my (yes, that is grammatically correct) favorite detectives, grows orchids in his rooftop greenhouse in NYC.
They smell good. The orchids, not the detectives.
I’m posting today at Fatal Foodies on the subject of Ovens.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Write about something purple.
MA
Naxysch
April 17, 2012 at 10:26amOh I love pruple color and a flower in purple, what could be better? Made my day!
Marian Allen
April 17, 2012 at 11:32amThanks, Naxysch! It is a beautiful flower, isn’t it? 🙂
DL Hammons
April 17, 2012 at 6:19pmSuch a purdee flower! 🙂
Marian Allen
April 17, 2012 at 6:50pmYurp, it is. 🙂
Carmen
April 18, 2012 at 4:54amWow! the orchids looks great. I like the purple color very refreshing into my eyes.
Marian Allen
April 18, 2012 at 7:21amI like purple, too, from almost black to almost white. And I agree: this particular shade is refreshing. 🙂
Sarah Reece
April 20, 2012 at 7:12amOh, purple is my favorite color, it’s so magical. I specifically like purple roses, though orchids are great too.
Marian Allen
April 20, 2012 at 3:06pmOoo! Purple roses sound beautiful! Purple is so rich, isn’t it? 🙂
Stan
May 14, 2012 at 7:46amThere are many varieties of Orchid, at least 25,000. Some are purple, but we have yellow, white, and even green varieties. Some have scents that are overpowering, others have none.
We use one orchid almost every day as a flavoring. It’s the pseudobulb of the Vanilla plant.
Marian Allen
May 14, 2012 at 8:39amHello again, Stan! One of these days, I’ll post my pictures of the orchid rooms at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. Kind of a ratty little room, but the orchids were splendid, and the smell was intoxicating! 🙂
Stan
June 3, 2012 at 10:30amThanks for your reply. I hope that you visit my orchid Blog and comment there also.
Marian Allen
June 3, 2012 at 2:20pmI just did! 🙂
Stan
June 15, 2012 at 8:30amThanks for the comment on the blog.
Marian Allen
June 15, 2012 at 8:50amAre you a member of the Wolfe Pack? http://www.nerowolfe.org?