What orchids bloom in Autumn?

[Plantcrazed101]

I'm having a hard time finding blooming seasons for orchids...so far i have these:

Phalaenopsis Orchid World*
Psychopsis Mendenhall*
Oncidium Twinkle Pink Profusion*
Paphiopedilum Delenatii*

Would any of these bloom in the fall?

If not, would you suggest Autumn blooming orchids that have a fragrance and would like an east window with supplemental florescent light? I also have mostly intermediate temperatures.

I'm trying to grow a small orchid collection that always has something in bloom and something fragrant in bloom

[trdyl]

Your Psychopsis once it gets going can bloom at anytime of the year. I just had a Paph. delenatii that finished blooming a week ago.

At far as fragrant fall bloomers Cattleya labiata and its hybrids as well as Cattleya jenmanii. Those two would definitely need the additional lighting.

Many Vandas will bloom in the fall as well as other times of the year but they can get quite large.

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I do have a Neostylis Lou Sneary that I have been growing for a decade that has been in constant bloom since May. It is still putting out new flower spikes. Even though it is a relatively older plant it is still under 18 inches tall.

[Subrosa]

If you have a sunny place outside you could grow Spiranthes cernua outdoors year round where you live. Mine bloom late September/early October. They have a fragrance like a mix of vanilla and coconut.

[Paphluvr]

Many Paphs. bloom in the Fall. Some of the easy ones that I can see blooming right now are wardii, venustum 'album', callosum, sukhakulii, purpuratum, and one of my favorites, spicerianum. You can find pictures of all of these here on the OB. Go to the Paph forum or do a search for the particular species.

[terracotta7]

All of my oncidium types are blooming right now and have been for a few weeks. I have my first re-bloom of a paph also right now: Paph. Petula's Magic. Very excited! As Paphluvr said...this is prime paph time.

Enjoy!

[Ferns Daddy]

My Oncidium Sweet sugar is in bloom,it seems I have more Oncidium's bloom in the fall and early spring.

[Leafmite]

I have tried to choose orchids so that I usually have something in bud or bloom, too. It isn't much fun when they all bloom at once and then...nothing.
Lately, I have been purchasing orchids that bloom multiple times a year and are fragrant. Some favorites are: Burr. Nelly Isler (currently in bloom), Pot. Burana Beauty 'Burana' (currently in bud), Cattleya Mini Purple 'Blue Hawaii' (blooms in Autumn and often at other times, too), Phal Bellina (starts blooming in the fall and keeps blooming for a while), and Angraecum distichum (blooms off and on throughout the year--smells like vanilla if you put your nose up to those tiny flowers). I also have a hybrid Cattleya that blooms spring and autumn. (if you look hard enough, you can find quite a few that will). Andy's Orchids has a search where you pick a season and see what blooms at certain times a year. I always also select 'fragrant' as that is rather important to me, too. You might also want to look into Angraecum citrata. I just bought one and it is in bud. It is said to be fragrant but I cannot yet confirm it.
Good luck!

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by Paphluvr

Many Paphs. bloom in the Fall. Some of the easy ones that I can see blooming right now are wardii, venustum 'album', callosum, sukhakulii, purpuratum, and one of my favorites, spicerianum. You can find pictures of all of these here on the OB. Go to the Paph forum or do a search for the particular species.

My Paph. purpuratum is really weird; it always flowers during summer. It never got the memo that it's supposed to be an autumn bloomer, I guess.

[The Mutant]

I forgot, it seems many Phrags flower now. I have three and two of them are flowering (I got the third one today, so I haven't had it for long, plus it had already bloomed on its only mature growth). They're not fragrant, but the hybrids with besseae in them are very colourful, and they like intermediate temperatures, as far as I know.