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04-19-2020, 08:54 PM
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Lycaste aromatica
Just wanted to share my aromatica with OB. This year is going to be a good one!
3 new growths coming in. I think there were 4, but I might have killed one with some overzealous pruning a few weeks ago... |
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04-19-2020, 09:03 PM
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Nice! It's going to be spectacular I don't expect to see mine until around June - I will get to enjoy yours sooner.
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04-19-2020, 09:55 PM
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Wow! I got nuthin' at this point.
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04-20-2020, 11:39 AM
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WHOA!!!! that's a LOT of spikes
good times
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04-20-2020, 11:41 AM
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Beautiful specimen of one of my faves! Smells just like Big Red cinnamon gum  |
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04-20-2020, 02:07 PM
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Yah, it's a nice "spicy" aroma, with a good amount of cinnamon in the background.
I'll give an updated description of the smell when it's in full bloom  |
04-24-2020, 02:14 PM
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Quick update, a few blooms have come out where I can smell them. I think the scent is strongest 11am-1pm. Some fragrance notes: - Strongest scent is honey. They don't call it the "sweet scented lycaste" for nothing
- The second strongest note is something kinda spicy (not cinnamon though). Vagueley reminiscent of robitussin / cough syrup.
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04-27-2020, 02:12 PM
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Ta daaaaaaa!
Oh an update on the "spicy" part of the aroma: it smells like cloves. So I think I'd say the fragrance profile is about 70% honey, 23% cloves, 2% unidentified.
I think this guy is only a few years away from being a true "specimen" sized plant! |
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04-27-2020, 02:28 PM
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holy hand grenade!!!
i agree! its a specimen already
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04-27-2020, 07:05 PM
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