Cycnoches barthiorum

[nancy]

Very arresting flower; I've never been able to detect much of a scent, even with my "supersniffer."
Does anybody else grow this, and is it scented?
I used a 10x macro, so the depth of field is too small to show the ? at the top (might be the stigma?) that looks like a yellow steam-rolled octopus.
Luckily, it *chose* to open its buds before the (latest) hurricane winds...which tore plants off of their mounts, as well as removing the freakin' bark from other wood mounts!
Bonus: I won't have to uproot my plumerias for winter storage, they already are...
Regards - Nancy