Some pretties in bloom

[jkofferdahl]

Though most Phals are growing rather than blooming this time of year I do have some pretty flowers in bloom now, as well as a Phal. heiroglyphica with two budded spikes. First is Phal. intermedia; I have a second also in bud and a week or two behind this one. Both are in their second cycle this year.



It looks big in this picture, but the Phal. delisiosa bloom shown, one of 5 or 6 blowers on the spike, is tiny. This one is on my largest of three deliciosas, and the only one which didn't bloom earlier this year. The bloom would easily be hidden behind a dime.



Though I love Phal. equestris (and all of the others!), my favorite is probably Phal. cornu-cervi. Two of my five are in bloom with two others early in spike. The first is cornu-cervi #1 (so named only so I can tell them apart). (Phal. lamelligera, which some call a variant of cornu-cervi, should also open more flowers in a few weeks.)



Phal. cornu-cervi #2 has a slightly different shape to the flower, with the sepals showing more size compared to the petals, and the lower sepals being closer together.