Two Phals and two Oncidiums - Orchid Board

Nanotyrannus · #1 01-16-2016, 04:18 AM

Phal 1 with the stripes has a sweet and musky smell, which is especially strong in the morning. It's been in bloom for a month and shows no signs of stopping any time soon.

Phal 2 I unfortunately had to pass up since I'm broke. It seemed to have a weak, unpleasant smell.

Oncidium 1 is pretty ubiquitous in Trader Joe's as I've seen it in nearly every location I've visited. It has a nice floral smell and is on the smaller side for Oncidiums.

Oncidium 2 looked like a Sharry Baby or Heaven Scent. It had a strong floral scent. The pseudobulbs were huge and slightly elongated, but more oblong. It almost looks like a Wildcat-Heaven Scent hybrid? Another one I painfully left at the store.

WhiteRabbit · #2 01-16-2016, 10:27 PM

the last might be Sharry Baby

Nanotyrannus · #3 01-16-2016, 10:41 PM

Sharry Baby was my first thought when I saw it from afar. However it didn't smell like my Sharry Baby, though mine is a 'Red Fantasy' clone. Do other clones have non-chocolate smells? It smelled more floral, and the pseudobulbs were enormous. The flowers are also more fleshy? I'm going to give that TJ's another visit, hopefully it's still there.

WhiteRabbit · #4 01-17-2016, 09:17 PM

Hard to say, for certain - but I have read that some cultivars may have a somewhat different fragrance. The one I had - 'Sweet Fragrance', I think it was - had massive pbulbs, and a somewhat chocolatey, somewhat floral fragrance.

Nanotyrannus · #5 02-18-2016, 07:40 AM

Hi, just posting again to confirm your ID. I've seen extremely similar Oncs to the one in my original post, and I think you were spot on. They looked identical, but with a more chocolately fragrance, leading me to believe their supplier propagates them through seedlings.

Triffid · #6 03-10-2016, 07:12 AM

The second Phal looks similar to one called Sunset Glow, so may be that or near to relatively speaking. Though I did have a similar looking one, a small plant that someone claimed was called Mediterranean Sunset - although the latter I could never confirm.

Found this link, for reference.
Phalaenopsis Sunset Glow

Not a confirmation of ID, just a lead that you may wish to follow in the future.