Next orchid?

[snowflake311]

I know this has been done before but I am looking to get some different orchids harder to find ones. I am looking for good smelling orchids.

What are some harder to find orchids that smell good and are not too hard to care for?

My collection can be seen by clicking the little paper list icon to the left of my Avatar. What does my collection need.

[Leafmite]

You could try a Phal bellina. They smell fantastic. Hausermann's sells them in bud/bloom at certain times of the year at a decent price. They need constant warmth but, otherwise, they are like most other Phals. Some current favorites for fragrance, besides the bellina, are: Encyclia radiata, Brassavola nodosa (make certain it is a fragrant one...some are being bred for the flowers and the fragrance has been lost), Vanda falcata (neofinetia), and, of course, Maxillaria tenuifolia.

[mexicowpants]

Try an Epidendrum Parkinsonianum. Has the added novelty of smelling much stronger at night, too. Aroma is hardly noticeable during the day.

[Rothrock42]

Hmm the little paper icon link doesn't seem to work for me.

I have an Encyclia cordigera var Rosea. Amazing rose/clove scent. And I love the big round pseudobulbs.