Orchids with a strong scent

[scerdena]

My Blc Chunyeah has a very strong scent-almost objectionable, ie. It stinks. But the blooms are gorgeous. Soon to be opening!

[bluestones]

another good scented orchid to try is one of the gongoras. mine seem to always be in flower, and the scents are so varied and wonderful.

[orchidsarefun]

not sure if this list has been posted - but its comprehensive and I have used it as a reference
Orchid Fragrance Information

[Diane Ward]

I'm in agreement: Sharry Baby and the zygos are lovely this time of year.

[Rowangreen]

Got to add currently the only scented orchid I have. Bratonia (sometimes sold as Brassia) Toscane (or Toscana... I think the plants are coming in from various places in Europe and there's some translation issues!)

Anyway... faint at first, strengthened after a couple of days, seems stronger in the mornings mainly. Sometimes it needs a close sniff, other times I can smell it at a distance.

The scent... definitely fresh ground pepper, but there's another side to it that's harder to define (especially as it seems sweeter at some times than others). I read something that said Brassia's smelt of hyacinth. I think tending that way, but not really. I don't like hyacinths: to me they smell like public loos where the cleaner's trying to hide the smell! This is more delicate. Today when I came in and had a sniff it smelt like sweet green tea (with pepper).

With the bacon someone else had, all we need now is an orchid that smells like buttered bread and we can have a bacon butty and a cuppa...

[BR@NDI LOVE'S PHAL'S]

HI i have three goergous orchids i got on valentines day..they came from safeway..My husband gave them to me..they are one fairly large white phal,one quite small yellow red spotted phal,and two purple phals that are fairly large they came in the same pot..All of them are in small plastic see-thru pots a couple in spagnum moss a couple in bark..They are all also placed in larger plastic 8' or10' pots NO DRAINAGE!Before i found this site i read it's best to leave them in the plastic pot..But the pots seemed small so i ordered 5'5'' clear plastic pots from repotme.com.i was planning on removing all of them,placing them in the new larger plastic pots in bark?And placing them back in the decorative pots is that right??I had planned on just removing the plastic's to water them,let them drain put them back in the deco pot?Is that wrong?HELLLLLLLPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rowangreen]

Just adding to my previous post... though the orchid I talked about is often sold as Brassia Toscanna (or variations), I've now found that it's current correct RHS name is Brassidium Spider Star 'Toscanna'.

It's finished blooming now But looks like it's starting some new growths, so looking forward to spikes on those!

No-one come up with a bread scented orchid yet? *G*

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I don't recall if I mentioned this or not, but Restrepia muscifera and Pleurothallis ornata (aka Plths scheidii) smells like raw potatoes.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Maxillaria picta has the potent smell of ambrosia.

Vanda pumila has a distinctly wonderful fragrance I have difficulties describing.

Vanda lilacina smells like perfume.

Masdevallia caudata has a faint aroma that smells kind of like an artificially flavored raspberry drink.

Vanda coerulescens smells like candy with the artificial flavor of grapes.

Stenia vasquezii smells like Juicy Fruit gum.

Dendrobium kingianum smells like ambrosia or honey.

Bulbophyllum odoratissimum is fragrant, but I forgot what it smells like.

Bulb. psychoon smells like dead fish left out under the sun.

Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis smells faintly of lemon drops.

[bobbylgrady]

I, myself, would be interested, if somebody would like to donate a few to my new collection, as I am a newby. I do live in the Ohio Valley so , I don't know what type would work best.