Stanhopea graveolens

[Gwallogwyn]

This plant came from the collection of Ray McCullough,past president of the A.O.S.
This year It has nine flowers and has had up to thirteen in the past.
The fragrance isn't all the great. It's a mix of mothballs and camphor.

[cbuchman]

Beautiful flowers! Not sure I could take the smell though

[isurus79]

Looks very nice! Is this a more white variety of the species?

[Gwallogwyn]

Originally Posted by isurus79

Looks very nice! Is this a more white variety of the species?

The color varies with the temp. and light conditions.
This is a light yellow do to bloming under lights. But it stll stinks!

[smweaver]

That's a shame about the scent, but the flowers are still stunning. And it's quite fascinating to realize that somewhere in the rainforest there's a pollinator that finds the combination of mothball and camphor scent to be compelling.

[Vanda lover]

Beautiful!
I had a stanhopea wardii and it had an overly powerful strong scent. It was nice if you only got a tiny whiff of it, but I had to get rid of it because it was too strong.

[WhiteRabbit]

Beautiful! I find Stanhopea blooms so intriguing!