Orchid Karma :: An orchid blog » Phalaenopsis bellina http://www.orchidkarma.com My name is Karma, I am from Gothenburg, Sweden and I blog about my orchid obsession. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:30:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Phalaenopsis bellina bud drop http://www.orchidkarma.com/phalaenopsis-bellina-bud-drop/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/phalaenopsis-bellina-bud-drop/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:02:26 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=2748 It’s bellina season again… It smells lovely in the warm vivarium right now, although I think my particular clone has a pretty weak scent for a bellina. Some say one flower can fill an entire houses with its fragrance, mine is definitely a bit more shy than that but I do not mind. This species likes [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/phalaenopsis-bellina-bud-drop/feed/ 6 There she goes again… http://www.orchidkarma.com/there-she-goes-again/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/there-she-goes-again/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:51:15 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1257 The beautiful and fragrant first flower faded just a few days ago, and there she goes again… Bud number two from the lovely Ms. Phalaenopsis bellina has started to open. And just like the song (apparently inspired by a seductive street walker), she is indeed quite seductive – although I would definitely not call her a streetwalker. This lady [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/there-she-goes-again/feed/ 0 Vanilla ice cream and cotton candy with a diaper chaser… http://www.orchidkarma.com/vanilla-ice-cream-and-cotton-candy-with-a-diaper-chaser/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/vanilla-ice-cream-and-cotton-candy-with-a-diaper-chaser/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 16:57:52 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1147 Let me introduce you to the lovely Phalaenopsis floresensis. This sweet confection of an orchid looks a little bit like old fashioned vanilla ice cream with a tongue dipped in pink cotton candy. Add that to 3 spikes with 9 flowers in total and you got yourself a party!

Granted I bought this one already  in [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/vanilla-ice-cream-and-cotton-candy-with-a-diaper-chaser/feed/ 0 Voila!! The Phalaenopsis bellina has arrived http://www.orchidkarma.com/voila-the-phalaenopsis-bellina-has-arrived/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/voila-the-phalaenopsis-bellina-has-arrived/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 09:57:46 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1144 After a long courtship since I first  discovered the flower spike back in march, the Phalaenopsis bellina flower has finally opened up. And wow!! It was really worth the wait. She makes good by her name and then some. Absolutely gorgeous shape, stunning colors, and very fragrant to boot! I must almost say that it [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/voila-the-phalaenopsis-bellina-has-arrived/feed/ 0 My Phalaenopsis bellina is going to bloom already!! http://www.orchidkarma.com/my-phalaenopsis-bellina-is-going-to-bloom-already/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/my-phalaenopsis-bellina-is-going-to-bloom-already/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:32:16 +0000 Karma http://orchidkarma.com/?p=855 Wow, I thougth the plant I bought about 6 weeks ago was a little too small to bloom, but Look what I found when I was watering… the beginning of a flowerstalk!! Yay! This is very exciting news. I know I have told you guys before, but it was really the Phalaenopsis bellina that [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/my-phalaenopsis-bellina-is-going-to-bloom-already/feed/ 5 Finally! A phalaenopsis bellina for me!! http://www.orchidkarma.com/finally-a-phalaenopsis-bellina-for-me/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/finally-a-phalaenopsis-bellina-for-me/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:03:44 +0000 Karma http://orchidkarma.com/?p=582 I don’t know how it happened, and I can’t remember where, but I fell in love with phal bellina about a year ago and have ever since dreamed about a vivarium for warm growing species. Now that I have one, I finally came home with my beloved bellina. I am soo happy!! I had [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/finally-a-phalaenopsis-bellina-for-me/feed/ 0