Phal. bellina, first time blooming.

[papayj]

I think it is little bit too late, but my bellina flowered for the first time. I don't know why I did this , but I took some daily snapshots of the opening flower.

Oct. 19.
Bud is opening...


Oct. 20
Sepals and petals continue to slowly unfurl...


Oct. 21
Almost fully opened flower.
Note the equilateral-triangular shape of the flower.


Oct. 22
Flower elongates vertically a bit. The shape is now more like a isosceles triangle.


The fragrance is almost like a freshly brewed, delicious cup of Earl Grey tea. Quite strong, too.

[Pattywack]

Beautiful flower! I love taking pictures of blooms as they develop, it is exciting every time. The first flower though is worthy of a celebration!

Earl Grey tea? This sounds nice, enjoy! Thank you for sharing and congratulations.

[jcec1]

That's beautiful, mine has just finished - I usually only get one bloom per spike, which is a shame as I really like them.

[Phonelady]

Wow! Thank you for posting pictures. This is so fun seeing your flower progress.
Smiles!
Carla

Oct. 22
Flower elongates vertically a bit. The shape is now more like a isosceles triangle.


The fragrance is almost like a freshly brewed, delicious cup of Earl Grey tea. Quite strong, too.[/QUOTE]

[Tindomul]

Very very nice!!!

[rbarata]

Beautiful flower!

Can you post a photo of the whole plant?

[Ben_in_North_FLA]

Great looking flower and fragrant as well, thanks you for posting

[Mountaineer370]

That is a gorgeous flower! I, too, would like to see a picture of the whole plant. The fragrance sounds very interesting!

[No-Pro-mwa]

Beautiful, missed it the first time around.