C. Floralia's Azul x amethystoglossa

[Jeff214]

Here is a nice coerulea hybrid with stripes and spots. It's easy to grow and flowers pretty freely throughout the year. The buds open sequentially over a few weeks and by the time the last ones open the first ones have faded.

The fragrance... sigh... is... not very pleasant to me. Others have told me it smells great like honey.

[Louis_W]

Beautiful flowers! Thats interesting that the buds open the way they do! Which parent does that come from? Pumila?

I was suprised not to see purpurata in the lineage, that 'striata' look is uncanny!

[Jeff214]

Good question, I don't know. Walkeriana, labiata, warneri, don't bloom sequentially? Maybe amethystoglossa?

I get that striata look on alot of my bifoliates. Pretty sure its coming from C. amethystoglossa.

[isurus79]

That's really nice! Do you like the scent of pure amethystoglossa?

[Jeff214]

Originally Posted by isurus79

That's really nice! Do you like the scent of pure amethystoglossa?

I've never had the chance to see or smell a pure amethystoglossa.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Jeff214

I've never had the chance to see or smell a pure amethystoglossa.

Oh! It's a very distinct, musky smell. I love it but I can certainly understand why some folks might not like it. I bet that's the scent that isn't pleasant to you!

[orchidman77]

I love the striation as well. Too bad the fragrance isn't your favorite - I recently bloomed an Encyclia alata and was thrilled until I smelled, to me, sweet cilantro with a background of mildewy dish sponge! Yuck!

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by orchidman77

I love the striation as well. Too bad the fragrance isn't your favorite - I recently bloomed an Encyclia alata and was thrilled until I smelled, to me, sweet cilantro with a background of mildewy dish sponge! Yuck!

On alata?? Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that! It's soooo good to my nose!

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Were you at your kitchen sink?

[Jeff214]

Yeah alata smells like the most wonderful frootloops to me…