Most Fragrant Cattleya Alliance Species/Hybrid

[Dulcinea]

Iricolor, Ports of Paradise Emerald Isle, Iwan Appleblossom, Rlc. Taichung Beauty, Rl. Dibyana...most anything that smells good and has a scent that carries well.

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Was yours a seedling? I’m no kid and hate to wait several years for blooms.🤪

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Was yours a seedling? I’m no kid and hate to wait several years for blooms.🤪 how about RLC George King 'Serendipity?

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by Dulcinea

Iricolor, Ports of Paradise Emerald Isle, Iwan Appleblossom, Rlc. Taichung Beauty, Rl. Dibyana...most anything that smells good and has a scent that carries well.

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Was yours a seedling? I’m no kid and hate to wait several years for blooms.🤪

Iricolor - link posted above
PoP - Hauserman (discussed above)
Iwan - SVO has divisions (discussed above)
Digbyana - OrchidWeb

Orchids.com has RLC Taichang Beauty but I dont recommend them.

[thefish1337]

Originally Posted by Dulcinea

Iricolor, Ports of Paradise Emerald Isle, Iwan Appleblossom, Rlc. Taichung Beauty, Rl. Dibyana...most anything that smells good and has a scent that carries well.

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Was yours a seedling? I’m no kid and hate to wait several years for blooms.🤪

yes its a nice seedling. many of these species you may have to pay out the ying yang to get divisions and blooming size plants.

[Dulcinea]

Thank you all. I’ll be adding my own orders like those of you who just opulent resist. Orchid love is a terrible cross to bare. Especially for my husband! Lol

[BrassavolaStars]

I am sure you will love it. The flowers have a lot of substance and are quite waxy and long-lasting. In addition to having very vivid green flowers (a bit unusual for a cattleya), the fragrance is amazing and very potent.

It is a citrusy sweet and spicy floral fragrance rather than a rosy one. The best way to describe it is like a well-made lemon meringue pie with some lilac in it. It somehow manages to smell citrusy without being sour or astringent at all but also not cloying.

[JScott]

Originally Posted by BrassavolaStars

I am sure you will love it. The flowers have a lot of substance and are quite waxy and long-lasting. In addition to having very vivid green flowers (a bit unusual for a cattleya), the fragrance is amazing and very potent.

It is a citrusy sweet and spicy floral fragrance rather than a rosy one. The best way to describe it is like a well-made lemon meringue pie with some lilac in it. It somehow manages to smell citrusy without being sour or astringent at all but also not cloying.

Now I'm as excited about this one as I am about the tenebrosa I ordered after a thorough search of available plants.

[Fairorchids]

A couple of comments:

C. walkeriana 'Kenny' was awarded as a walkeriana, but the concensus is now that it is actually a hybrid (C. Snowblind 'Kenny' FCC/AOS).

Another very fragrant Cattleya is Rlc. San Damiano 'Halona' AM/AOS. This is a standard Cattleya (but not huge) with red flowers. I have a few of these available.

If anyone is looking for older Cattleya hybrids, I suggest contacting Waldor Orchids. Dave Off has a large personal collection, in addition to what the nursery has. Very few of these plants are on their web site, so you should either email them with list of plants you are looking for, or call and ask for Dave.

[Clawhammer]

Thank you so much! I was thinking there had to be a grower who specialized in keep classic hybrids going. I will reach out.

Now that you put that nugget in my head about Rlc. San Damiano 'Halona' AM/AOS I wouldn't be surprised if you saw an order from me

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

A couple of comments:

C. walkeriana 'Kenny' was awarded as a walkeriana, but the concensus is now that it is actually a hybrid (C. Snowblind 'Kenny' FCC/AOS).

Another very fragrant Cattleya is Rlc. San Damiano 'Halona' AM/AOS. This is a standard Cattleya (but not huge) with red flowers. I have a few of these available.

If anyone is looking for older Cattleya hybrids, I suggest contacting Waldor Orchids. Dave Off has a large personal collection, in addition to what the nursery has. Very few of these plants are on their web site, so you should either email them with list of plants you are looking for, or call and ask for Dave.

[DirtyCoconuts]

something to add a bit late-

I have two very fragrant catts. one is the Blc. sanyung ruby 'lakeview' HUGE flowers and they smell heavenly.

the other is Cattlianthe Big Time. although others have said that theirs is not as scented as mine

[Dulcinea]

What a great idea this thread is. I now have a long list of orchids I’d like to add to my collection! Thanks to everyone for your knowledge of scent.