Prosthechea radiata

[Subrosa]

Prosthechea radiata, just opened this morning. I wish someone made a root beer that tastes as good as this plant smells! To me anyway. The fragrance seems to vary greatly from plant to plant, and even person to person. I have heard several people describe the fragrance of this species as that of cat urine!

[Mountaineer370]

That's very nice! I sure wish I could smell it.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

I have heard several people describe the fragrance of this species as that of cat urine!

The orchid equivalent of durian maybe.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

The orchid equivalent of durian maybe.

Much more pleasant! To me, these smell like wintergreen.

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Much more pleasant! To me, these smell like wintergreen.

That's another for the list. Root beer, honey, cat urine, and wintergreen. Check!

[Subrosa]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

The orchid equivalent of durian maybe.

I know people who claim durian is the tastiest fruit in the world, but I can't recall anyone saying the smell was anything but foul! I should get around to seeing for myself.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

I know people who claim durian is the tastiest fruit in the world, but I can't recall anyone saying the smell was anything but foul! I should get around to seeing for myself.

I smelled a durian once before. I ate some ----- no problem with flavour. The smell is not unbearable or nasty in my opinion. Just not any regular type of smell hahaha. I'm pretty sure that at least some people won't like the smell, as I know where they're coming from.

[Fairorchids]

Originally Posted by SouthPark

I smelled a durian once before. I ate some ----- no problem with flavour. The smell is not unbearable or nasty in my opinion. Just not any regular type of smell hahaha. I'm pretty sure that at least some people won't like the smell, as I know where they're coming from.

Many hotels in Asia have signs prohibiting bringing durian fruit into the rooms.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

Many hotels in Asia have signs prohibiting bringing durian fruit into the rooms.

I have heard of a real case, where my colleagues/friends told me that somebody once popped pieces of durian in the microwave oven - in Australia. The smell permeated out during and after the microwave cooking process, and pretty much took out the entire floor of a medium sized building.

The person (from overseas) was asked to not ever repeat that performance. It was his lunch, and he was visiting from overseas. I wasn't there at the time to experience it. But enough people told me about the event, which obviously made a significant negative impression.

I can understand the need for those hotel signs you mentioned - in asia.

[Paphluvr]

I had this when it was classified as Epi. radiatum. Very long lasting bloom and loved the fragrance. My grow room was on one end of the house and when this was in bloom you could smell it half the house away. I've often thought of getting it again just for the fragrance.