Chris. No argument here about personal preferences amongst orchid fragrances. Many times people argue about which orchid smells best. In a way, that's like people arguing that the color red is better than the color blue.
Certain pheronomes are supposed to drive insects wild with desire. Frontier trappers baited their beaver traps with musk oil. Theory has it that even humans have a scent gland that can detect pheronomes. So if you want to be attractive to the opposite sex, be careful not to bathe too frequently (just kidding ... please do).
There is a point here. As with the other senses, people's perceptions vary as do their preferences for fragrances. In an open greenhouse, one of my favorite fragrances is Encyclia alata (before noon) and B. nodosa/B Little Stars in the early evening.
When I'm on a road trip and open a box of blooming walkerianas in my hotel room ... that's the best. In an open greenhouse, this light fragrance can be lost, unless you put your nose up to a flower. But in an enclosed room, I find the beautiful light fragrance present, yet not intrusive, like nice background music.
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