Orchids with a strong scent

[Dumb chemist]

Don''t forget Encyclia radicans (or whatever name it is given now). I have one plant that has been in bloom with 4 flowers (2 per each pseudobulb) for at least 2 weeks and it is still scenting. I am at my computer and I can smell the flowers even though I am about 15 feet away from the plant. It is an amazing plant.

In the past, I have had Lycaste aromatica bloom and could never detect the cinnamon scent from the flowers. I do not know what I was doing wrong; but, the 2 plants I had would bloom and there would not be any fragrance.

And last but not least: Brassovola nodosa gives a fantastic scent after sundown. I bought one in bloom from Jim Rice some years ago. After sunset, that one bloom scented my entire living room. Sadly, I could not keep the pant alive.