My Brother Sara Gold lookalike Noid Phal is finally starting to bloom after sulking for 3 years. I've been watching the buds swell for weeks, the anticipation reached its peak when the bud cracked open, and then utter disappointment. It's awful looking!

I have nothing against peloric Phals, and even like them, but with only one semi-peloric petal it just looks so darn ugly... Great color, but that doesn't make up for it. I hope the rest of the buds will be normal.
