About a year ago I rescued a native Earina autimnalis orchid that had fallen on to the road. I placed it on a tree with some sphagnum moss behind and watered it occasionally.
I was worried it wasn’t happy, but then new shoots started growing, and before I knew it, flower spikes emerged!
A conservation friend of mine, who has cared for native orchids, said she’s never seen them flower in captivity. So I wasn’t expecting much from the spikes.
Then today when I checked how the orchid was doing, It was flowering with some of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen :).
That’s awesome that it’s flowering for you! There’s always that worry about whether what I’ve transplanted is happy in its new spot, but new shoots and flowers are a sign that you did a great job
Thank you! I was so happy when I saw flowers with the new shoots. I think it loves it there now :)