my angraecum leonis does not smell !!!

[clusty]

Hey,

Yeeey, my angraecum just opened up for the first time, but it almost does not smell at all.

Wasn't it supposed to ?

[katrina]

Give it a little time...mine took a couple of days to kick up the fragrance and it was strongest at night or just before nightfall. Also stronger w/higher humidity in the air.

[clusty]

Influenced by the light by any chance ?

[omega_z]

leonis doesn't have any fragrance. not all angracum has a smell. cmiiw...

[clusty]

Originally Posted by omega_z

leonis doesn't have any fragrance. not all angracum has a smell. cmiiw...

I saw a bunch of sites listing it as fragrant. Also the shop sold it as fragrant...

[katrina]

Mine was fragrant...but it didn't become noticeable until evening/night time.

[omega_z]

oops... my bad... where did I read it, stating that it doesn't have any fragrance. I'll search it again...

[Leafmite]

This angraecum is only fragrant at night, in the dark. I was disappointed when my vanda (neo) falcata bloomed for the first time and had no fragrance. Then I heard someone mention that neos are fragrant at night...I went out that night and, um, it was fragrant.

[omega_z]

same as brassavola then? does eburneum fragrant too?

[RosieC]

Gorgeous looking flower.

Lots of orchids have certain times of day when they are fragrant, some of mine also have a stronger fragrance just after watering. I have a phal open now which is fragrant in the afternoon. I usually miss as a result.