May Bloomers in the Basement

[Leafmite]

What a fantastic group of flowers! Your set up looks wonderful!

I really like all the Encyclias. I just have a young phonecia seedling currently but I might have to add another. I really love the impressive spikes some of them can produce. Is your Phal violacea fragrant? I have thought about getting one as I enjoy my Phal bellina so much. The flowers are so much nicer in real life than the photos can ever show.

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

What a fantastic group of flowers! Your set up looks wonderful!

I really like all the Encyclias. I just have a young phonecia seedling currently but I might have to add another. I really love the impressive spikes some of them can produce. Is your Phal violacea fragrant? I have thought about getting one as I enjoy my Phal bellina so much. The flowers are so much nicer in real life than the photos can ever show.

Encyclias are wonderful... I basically only collect fragrant orchids and they have such a wonderful diverse selection of aromas.

Yes, the violacea is very fragrant, although different from the candy sweet bellina.

[Leafmite]

Most of my orchids are chosen for fragrance, too. The non-orchids either have fragrant flowers, fragrant leaves or produce fruit...sometimes a combination of two.