Phal stuartiana

[jkofferdahl]

I mentioned my P schillerianas in a previous post, and mentioned also that there are two immature stuartianas also in spike. Both plants are quite small, about the span of a single leaf on a mature plant of the species. The first is actually in bloom, with a few of 5 or 6 total buds open while the second, with about a dozen buds (it's in the background), is just barely starting to open the first flower. When photographing this one I noticed a faint but very pleasant fragrance from it:

[Dollythehun]

Very beautiful, John!