What is your favorite orchid for fragrance

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

My current new favorite is Holcoglossum amesianum - the fragrance beckoned to me at a nursery - I was trying to figure out which plant smelled so wonderful. The fragrance must have intoxicated me, because I bought it despite it costing more than I generally spend for plants (I'm pretty cheap), and having no clue if I could grow it! The fragrance is like Gardenia , not over-powering, but gently wafts across the room.

wooo, that must be really nice then, I love Gardenia fragrance!!!!
I seem to have hard time keeping that plant from getting yellow leaves/ then drop or turning into a heaven for red spider mites.
so I no longer buy them, but the scent is just to die for!

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

wooo, that must be really nice then, I love Gardenia fragrance!!!!
I seem to have hard time keeping that plant from getting yellow leaves/ then drop or turning into a heaven for red spider mites.
so I no longer buy them, but the scent is just to die for!

I haven't had mine too long - about 4 months - so need to wait and see how it goes. So far, so good at least!

---------- Post added at 05:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:02 PM ----------

Originally Posted by greengarden

I can't do Sharry Baby, I find it almost sickly sweet, borders on giving me a headache!

My Sharry Baby also can give me a headache - I do like the fragrance tho - it isn't that it's sickly sweet (mine at least), just really strong when there are so many blooms (has had over 200 open at once), and they haven't been open long yet. But, mines outside, so isn't a big problem for me most of the time.