Phal. I-Hsin Spot Eagle 'Montclair'

[Pilot]

I love this bloom-- the petals and sepals are as round as can be and though the pic isn't very good, it has beautiful marbling of its deep purple/red coloring. It's not an overly large bloom but it is waxy and of heavy substance. It has a delicate and sweet scent as well.



This is a new addition to my collection and comes to me from Norman's Orchids (orchids.com). They did a fantastic job of packaging the plants-- now, if only FedEx would have done an equally good of job delivering it (they sent it to Wyoming instead of Colorado-- I can understand their mistake, though, they are right next to one another). So the plants arrived cold and travel-wary. But this plant managed to keep its blooms.

When the final bud opens, I'll take a proper photo of it to share.