haerella retrocalla in bloom

[playtime8978]

I am not home but my haerella retrocalla bud has opened up so my husband got me some photos, I hope you like her, he said there is no scent yet i hope its still in flower thursday when I go home

[Halloamey]

Stunner ! I love the purple yellow combination. It looks like a miniature?

[playtime8978]

Stunner ! I love the purple yellow combination. It looks like a miniature?

Thank you yes it is a miniature it is mounted crown down to avoid rot, I have two more buds to open.

[nicki]

Looks like velvet. I like the pop of purple.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Love the color! Hope you are having a fun trip!

Cheers,
BD

[nen]

Very nice! Congratulations I love these and I have never seen a purple one before.. Very cool!
It starts 'scenting' after a few days and its a lovely scent of sweet citrus , milder than a Bellina, I have 2 of these that have been flowering non stop since end may ( & putting out new leaves)
I have read that they are 'prone to' flowering 'to death' ?
I'll be keeping an eye out on mine as they have both grown new spikes -one now has 3 other 4 and none of the spikes have finished blooming either..Not that I am complaining !!! It's wonderful!

[ntgerald]

Fascinating!

Are you on vacation?

[walingwaling]

what a beauty!
can you say something about this plant pls?
the net isnt so informative...

cheers

[bedt]

What a beautiful colour combination , this is one more for my shopping list.

[playtime8978]

Thanks everyone, I am having a lovely time at my parents the dog is behaving perfectly, so far LOL he has been poorly so I had to starve him for 24 hours I felt so cruel but the little man seems to be on the mend now and gobbled his chicken and rice last night, my parents are home tomorrow lunch time so I will be going home and able to give my little haerella a sniff myself.

I dont know an awful lot about the plant other than mine is about 4 inches tall and is growing well in intermediate conditions about 3 and a half ft away from a metal halide light, its grown two new leaves new roots and now has two inflourescences one with 2 buds and one with one bud i think it likes reasonably high humidity but mine stays around 60% humidity was my main concern with this plant.

Thanks Nen sounds like yours are thriving, well done! I hope to get this little one to try and perform as well as yours.