My 1800's orchid bloomed again :-)

Thought I'd share a picture of my one orchid bloom.  It kind of reminds me of a Christmas cactus bloom, but it truly is an orchid.  What's cool about this particular orchid plant is that it goes way back to the mid to late 1800's, and has lovingly survived all those years.  This plant has been passed down in the family over many generations now, and I hope it can continue to be passed along!

When it was passed down to me, it had not been repotted in many years, and reading up on it, I found it loves to be root-bound.  So...I have not repotted it the past 20 years and it still has a zillion blooms once a year!  Another weird thing about this particular orchid is that it has to summer outdoors in a protected corner where not even much morning sun can get to it.  Where it's housed in my laundry/plant room during the winter, it only gets indirect lighting in a very cold room.  It stays outside all summer long, right up until the nights start dipping into the 40's.  If not, then it will not bloom the following year.

This picture was not of the biggest bloom on the plant this year.  Most of the time they are about as big as a saucer.  For size reference, I set it on the floor because the tile is a 12" X 12" square.  I have many flowering plants, but this is one of my favorites and I look forwards to when it blooms each year!