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09-09-2020, 06:09 PM
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Cattleya labiata
Flowering for the first time. Although the blooms are pretty, I am not enamored of the fragrance. It smells like old lady perfume.
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09-09-2020, 06:14 PM
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Beautiful flowers!
Better old lady perfume than...well
...you know...
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09-09-2020, 10:01 PM
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hi sm, congrats on your flower. I am starting to become a fan of cattleya so am just learning about the different varieties. Hopefully someday I will be able to have one flowering at mine.
Labiata was on my list of the most fragrant along with walkeriana, granulosa, dowiana and digbyana.
Thank you for clarifying the smell, your desciption is good enough and trying to research the smell of walkeriana I came to the conclusion that walkeriana must have a similar fragrance, apparently irresitible to some but not everyone likes it.
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09-09-2020, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rbarata
Beautiful flowers!
Better old lady perfume than...well
...you know...
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True! Perfume is at least usually satisfactory in scent haha.
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Originally Posted by Orchidtinkerer
I am starting to become a fan of cattleya so am just learning about the different varieties. Hopefully someday I will be able to have one flowering at mine.
Labiata was on my list of the most fragrant along with walkeriana, granulosa, dowiana and digbyana.
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Do you mean a fan of cattleya in general? Or fan of species cattleya? Do you like hybrids as well?  |
09-09-2020, 11:15 PM
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It's just beautiful! My grandma would like the fragrance. |
09-09-2020, 11:17 PM
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Looks great!
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Originally Posted by rbarata
Beautiful flowers!
Better old lady perfume than...well
...you know...
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percivaliana??  |
09-10-2020, 02:19 AM
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Beautiful! Sorry the scent isn't so wonderful.
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I like old ladies. I also like most old perfume. Nobody seems to wear Opium any more.
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09-10-2020, 06:44 AM
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Thank you, everyone, for your comments.
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Looks great!
percivaliana??
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I don't mind percivaliana's scent at all. It's not to everyone's liking, but I don't find it to be musty, pungent, or any of the other negative terms I've seen applied to it. |
09-10-2020, 10:00 AM
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Thank you, everyone, for your comments.
I don't mind percivaliana's scent at all. It's not to everyone's liking, but I don't find it to be musty, pungent, or any of the other negative terms I've seen applied to it.
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Shoot, to my nose its right up there with the Bulbos! lol |
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