Prosthechea (Encyclia) cochleata.

[megrim]

I have had three of these little beauties since they were one Pbulb each, not long out of the flask. I have been waiting with baited breath for them to flower, as I adore the entire Encyclia conglomerate.

This year all three have put out flower spikes, in this case 2 This is the first one to finally open, the other two are still in bud.

I'd be interested to hear from other people who grow these as there seems to be a lot of variation in flower size, colour and reports of fragrance. Mine have much more compact sepals/petals than many I've seen and mine also have a moderate fragrance that I would describe as a cross between soap and latex. Not unpleasant, but not something I would wear as a scent on purpose