On the first day of Spring this year, I had a flower open-- and it is a special one because it was given to me by my friend PR on the birth of my daughter Anna. Sadly, the original plant went downhill fast but PR got the plant from Logee's Nursery (google it) and their excellent customer service sent me a replacement plant (the original plant went into intensive care and I'm very happy to say its rebounding nicely). It is finally blooming for me for the first time. Usually when an orchid is named it has something to do with its lineage or the breeder but in this case, I'm hedging a bet that this plant is named 'Ember' because of the brilliant yellow/orange coloring near the center that, with a little imagination, reminds me of an ember, all bright and brilliant. The bloom is roughly 2 inches wide and waxy-- which hopefully means it'll be around for a looong time to come. The added bonus? It smells so delicious.
Phal 'Ember'
Phal 'Ember' 3/20/2010
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