Cym. ensifolium

[pheli]

The frist ensifolium blooms this year. There are also several plants spiking now.

[smweaver]

Beautiful, Pheli! I love Cymbidium ensifolium. Very few small-flowered orchids offer that kind of strong and fantastic fragrance. I was "baby-sitting" a friend's ensifolium a couple of years ago while he was on vacation. The plant was small and just starting a bloom cycle. Even with only three blooms on its one tiny spike, the intensity of the wonderful fragrance was simply amazing. He almost didn't get that plant back.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Pheli, this is beautiful! I wish I could find this species availabe here, but I have never found it for sale. What a shame!

[Roy]

Pheli, not sure how rare your particular clone of ensifolium is but to see this alba form is a rarity over here. Mostly they colored forms. Its very nice.

[Royal]

I agree, I have what I think is C. ensifolium and it is more yellow with some light maroon spots. The fragrance is intense too, so I think it is ensifolium. I'm just not sure. Could we see the whole plant?

[Chubidubi]

I've never seen this one before. It's very cute.

[Royal]

This was a gift from a friend and had no tag. I thought I narrowed it down to C. ensifolium? Maybe not? What do you think? The description of the fragrance sure fits!

[pheli]

Royal, yours is Cym. ensifolium. The species usually blooms in summer till autumn.

Here is the image of my plant.

[Royal]

Great. Thanks for confirming that. I'm waiting on a seed pod from last year. If all goes well, there may be plenty of these to go around the OB!

[Don Perusse]

The white is is just beautiful!!!!!