Enc. rufa

[Junebug]

The individual flowers are unremarkable in appearance, but when there's over 100 of them they do catch the eye. They have a heavenly tropical fruity scent that rivals a Passiflora incense.

[cday2inflorida]

You always have great photos

[WhiteRabbit]

wow! fabulous - especially when adding in the lovely sounding fragrance! good growing!

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by thumperinflorida

You always have great photos

Thank you. You're very kind.

[Call_Me_Bob]

great plant and nice looking shade house. im going to try to convince my dad to build one with me. do you have a build thread?

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

wow! fabulous - especially when adding in the lovely sounding fragrance! good growing!

Thanks. They do have an exceptional intoxicating fragrance and it envelops the entire shade house. Breezes generally rob me of enjoying the full impact of a scented chid, but this one packs a powerful punch.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by help

great plant and nice looking shade house. im going to try to convince my dad to build one with me. do you have a build thread?

Thanks, Bob. The following link has some photos and information about the structure of my shade house. I don't think it was mentioned in those posts, but we did use some type of galvanized aluminum braces for the roof.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...se-blooms.html

[Leisurely]

Great looking plant and flowers.

[peeweelovesbooks]

How lovely!!!

My two rufas are still babies but putting out growths and tons of roots!!

Thank you for sharing yours. It's quite lovely!