Ctsm. expansum 'Los Tres Pasas' x sib - Orchid Board

nancy · #1 07-31-2007, 01:32 PM

Greetings -
Purchased as a juvenile from Gene Monnier - this is its first blooming - a large flower @ 8cm across and over 7cm high. Just opened fully this morning, so it may change, but the morning scent is a combination of bell pepper and dish detergent.
A really substantial, arresting flower.
Regards - Nancy
p.s. I wonder if it should be 'Pasos' (the three steps); as labeled it is something like 'the three things that happened'

Tricho · #2 07-31-2007, 02:12 PM

Hi Nancy

Congrats

It is wonderful, I don't have any of these yet. Maybe next year i will buy some.

I'm always impressed with your capacity to describe scents!!!

Don't know about the pasos tough.

nancy · #3 08-02-2007, 02:16 AM

Scent update, Tricho -
Now that the flowers have been open for 1.5 days, the scent has developed into a happy combination of spearmint, cheddar cheese with hints of rye bread and maybe floor wax. It works!

Toddybear · #4 08-02-2007, 12:37 PM

Impressive flowers!

Tricho · #5 08-04-2007, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nancy

Scent update, Tricho -
Now that the flowers have been open for 1.5 days, the scent has developed into a happy combination of spearmint, cheddar cheese with hints of rye bread and maybe floor wax. It works!

Amazing! You "should have some extra genes" compared to myself!