Cycnodes Wine Delight 'Yellow Swan' (one plant in full bloom and the other one is in spike with buds about to open)
This orchid is native to South America and is also called "Swan Orchids" as the flower when looked at from the sides resembles a silhouette of a swan with long neck spreading its wings. They produce very fragrant 4 inches yellow/greenish blooms on pendulous inflorescences that reminded me of the smell of peaches and berries. These plants usually bloom from fall to early spring. It is natural for this plant to drop all the leaves and provide new growths for the following year. I might divide this into three pots after its winter rest.
There is very few information about this plant so I followed the one written on the SVO site; the AOS article by STEPHEN R. BATCHELOR and CULTURE OF CATASETINAE, SCHLECTER by Harold Hills for this plant’s culture and care.
I have these on the shaded south facing windowsill strictly indoors with humidifier, heater and oscillating fan. Potted in medium mix of lava rock, bark, charcoal and coco chips, weekly weakly Algoflash fertilizer alternated with seaweed mix only in the warm growing months. For winter rest it gets to be bare root on the cooler shaded part of the eastside window of my kitchen, no water or fertilizer until they produce at least 3 inches of roots then I continue with my watering regimen for another blooming cycle.