purple, I lived in FL for 5 years and was hooked on green and lush. I have outdoor plants that bloom every month of the year, and my Musa basjoo banana trees provides a touch of tropical. Toni, if the Baltimore Oriole millionaires ever wanted my fruit, the price would reflect their ability to pay! As it is, I was frozen still to avoid scaring the timid Oriole. One thing about them, you usually only find the nest after the leaves fall. We hear them a lot more than see them. I don't know why the horrida name was used for these soft plants. Maybe because of their ability to spread horribly? A tiny piece can give a big plant in only a few years. This is the main specimen of R. horrida here, I would guess about 10 years old. My favorite Rhipsalis today is R. lindberghiana. It blooms well one time in the greenhouse in March, then again a little after I move it outdoors. It makes pretty purple berries, but whatever pollinates it doesn't work at it too hard since my fruit crop is somewhat limited. This might be a link to that one in bloom. I may have posted this before. Here is a link that might be useful: This post was edited by Dzitmoidonc on Fri, May 31, 13 at 17:28

Cool, our Orioles like the suet too, I usually put out the orange dough kind for them they liked the normal suet and the peanut butter kind too. Donna

There's a Blue Jay in there too, at the very end. I'm not sure if that's an adult male or female Baltimore Oriole at the grape jelly. The females are really variable and sometimes similar to the males. It seems too early in the season for it to be an immature male. Maybe some of the more knowledgeable birders here will comment. I also wonder about the oriole in the gooseberries. Is that an adult female or a fledgling? Identification is so much easier when an adult male has the brilliant contrasting plumage with solid black. Claire

They are pretty birds. You should offer grape jelly for them so they don't have to try not to get caught in your netting while trying to get the grapes. I put grape jelly in dishes on the deck and they are here daily. This year they even found my live mealworms in the feeder that I have for bluebirds and pigged out on them big time. I have had up to twelve Oriole fledglings up on the deck at one time eating the jelly. I got lots of pics and a video of the fledglings while they search the plants for bugs and visit the feeders. They are fun birds to watch...mine are not so elusive we can sit out on the deck and they still come up and eat. Donna