I'm just so thrilled with my first bloom of this flower - which I thought was weird when I bought it) .
This orchid has a lovely fragrance especially at night. It is known for growing on the rocky slopes of the famous sugar loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro (Pão de Açucar) so is a hardy species taking a pounding from hot rock, seaspray, mist, extended dry spells, downpours of torrential rain, you name it. Mine is in pot with gravel and sphagnum just as I got it from the shop.
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dougbraz, on Flickr