My first bellina ('Red Apple' x f. alba) to bloom. It is throwing out three spikes. This is the first bud to open.
Phalaenopsis bellina
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Nice growing.
Flowers not round like Apple but that’s genetics for you.
Flowers not round like Apple but that’s genetics for you.
True. Who knows what the other parent looks like.
Its a peach to me, especially once those other spikes get going.
Its a peach to me, especially once those other spikes get going.
Nice, Darlene! Possible to describe its scent.!
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The fragrance is reminiscent of sweet citrus zest. The citrus scents are between an orange and a lemon and are light. There is a scent that tempers the citrus but I cannot put my finger on. Its a bit of an earthy sweetness that tempers the citrus.
My bellina is sitting between two violacea (Peppery, spicy, sweet, and slightly floral). A mormodes rolfeana (spicy menthol scent) it right next to that lot. The mormodes fragrance is dominating that room and the next one over. So, I probably need to move the bellina (and myself) for a while and smell again.
My bellina is sitting between two violacea (Peppery, spicy, sweet, and slightly floral). A mormodes rolfeana (spicy menthol scent) it right next to that lot. The mormodes fragrance is dominating that room and the next one over. So, I probably need to move the bellina (and myself) for a while and smell again.
