Windowsill phals blooming

19 years ago

They don't particularly care for this area of the house, but it's the best I can give them right now. Photographing them is difficult because of the high reflected glare outside, the sharp shadowy areas inside, plus the ambient incadescent indoor lighting. Oh well!

Phal. Haur Jin Princess (one of two I kept out of flask). I call this the starburst one:

Phal. equestris var. rosea "Regina Maciejeski." More pink than the picture shows, and the only equestris I've encountered that has a light scent of chocolate in warm, moist, still air:

Dtps. Chain Xen Diamond "Celebration" FCC/AOS. Color is deep raspberry and white:

Phal. Ever Spring King "Panda" JC/AOS:

Phal. Little Mary "Cherry Blossom." One of my favorite pelorics, and fragrant:

Last, the second Phal. Haur Jin Princess (I call this one "blotch.") The unopened buds are literally black. Depending on tempuratures, it can have double the yellow area it shows this blooming.

Sharon

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Comments (8)

wabisabigirl
19 years ago
Fantastic phals Sharon. I really like Phal. Little Mary "Cherry Blossom." It's one of the best pelorics that I've seen. Naomi
olyagrove
19 years ago
very nice!
Olya
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picotee_sofl
19 years ago
What a lovely view you have in your windowsill, Sharon. Good growing! My one remaining phal is successively dropping all its buds this year. Guess I'll be out of phals pretty quick.

Marci
Charm
19 years ago
Stunning!~Charm
mondoruffo
19 years ago
wonderful sharon!
It's cool I found out my equestris has a frangrance too but spicey meanwhile I have a parishi that i hope not to loose whose fragrance was like lily of the valley!
It's amazing when you discover a fragrance in flowers you would not expect them to be because licterature doesn't speak of it.
lot's of love
Marco
carolinn_on
19 years ago
I miss my Little Mary.*sniff*. It was just as beautiful and fragrant, like yours.

Carol
Perfection_Is
19 years ago
excellent equestris.
sdahl
Original Author
19 years ago
Carol, I think this is my 3rd Little Mary. For some reason they seem to be very susceptible in the winter to rot (actually, I tend to rot plants in the winter, so maybe it's not the variety's fault). Got desperate and put this one in semi-hydro, sitting fairly high on the media. Seems to work so far!

Sharon