Orchids with a strong scent

[thumper]

thank you for your input I was born and raise in northern Minnesota. I have now lived in Pattaya thailand for 5 years and every day i see something new to me.Today golfing i saw a bird i have never seen before.

[Laelia purpurata]

Here's one that I have in bloom right now and it has a wonderful smell.
Lc. Sagarik Wax 'NN'

[Fonzorelli]

I like the Maxillaria tenuifolia it reminds me of a day at the beach

[orchidnick]

This list would not be complete without Bulbophyllum beccari whose sweet aroma has been compared to that of a herd of dead elephants. Apparently it's an acquired taste.

[Rosiefuture]

Is it normal for one bloom to be fragrant on a plant and another on the same plant not to smell at all?

Also as a bloom is opening the colour often developes over a day or two, does the fragrance do the same thing?

Marion

ps; My dens are blooming quite early this year but I've notice some of them aren't as fragrant as the usually are.

[WhiteRabbit]

Marion - I do know that it can take a couple of days - or a few days, for fragrance to "kick-in". Also some may be most fragrant early in the day, and the scent fades as the day wears on - while others are fragrant at night ...

[GreenGirl]

I have a Cattleya LC Purple Cascade "Fragrant Beauty" with an alluring scent!

[Renae]

Hi.. My house is filled with the scent from my Dendrobium Delicatum... very strong! I just brought it in yesterday with 20 flower spike's. This morning I had to open up window's to let some out! I also agree about the Zygopetulun.. I have 'Advance Australia'..

[RosieC]

I'm sure this one has already been mentioned... but my house is currently full of the scent of Onc. Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance'. Wow that's a nice one!

[CTB]

I love Rhynchovanda "colmarie" can't get enough of it.