Phal Ember begins again... - Orchid Board

Thriodien · #1 03-10-2011, 02:00 PM

Well i don't know if this other pic will help coz this year's flowers are a little bit deformed on the upper half and the actual colour is a lot more purple than pink, however it has a really nice, not rose-like scent.

Oh and almost forgot, the italian gardener i bought it from wrote a tag with the name called coral-harbor harabella but i could find no such thing like this on the internet....

So i don't know what to think besides that it's gorgeous.

Pilot · #2 03-10-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Thriodien

Well i don't know if this other pic will help coz this year's flowers are a little bit deformed on the upper half and the actual colour is a lot more purple than pink, however it has a really nice, not rose-like scent.

It has a striking similarity and look to Ember for sure. Did it come without a tag? I can see the spots in the petals and sepals, as well, which Ember has-- they aren't very apparent if just glancing at it, but if you examine closely, the flower is heavily spotted.

My phal ember was/is never pink-- always a purple/magenta color. It looks quite healthy under your care!

Thriodien · #3 03-10-2011, 02:09 PM

It's definatelly spotted all over the flower. So i guess at least it's a close relative to ember.

Thanks for your help and quick response. Btw i never thought i would see its flower so soon again coz i bought it last november, it had no roots at all... i mounted it quickly, placed it in the florarium and now it's growing the fourth bud on the stem. A really grateful little plant

Pilot · #4 03-10-2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Thriodien

It's definatelly spotted all over the flower. So i guess at least it's a close relative to ember.

Thanks for your help and quick response. Btw i never thought i would see its flower so soon again coz i bought it last november, it had no roots at all... i mounted it quickly, placed it in the florarium and now it's growing the fourth bud on the stem. A really grateful little plant

They can be very strong plants, thats for sure. I had one lose its roots, too, but it took me a year+ to get it back on track to growing well again. Thankfully, it is spiking right now with my other, larger one. Their scent is really incredible!

quiltergal · #5 03-11-2011, 01:48 AM

Dtps. Coral Harbor is a big pink/lavender with dark striping and a red lip. I couldn't find anything named Harabella.