Bifrenaria tetragona

[Frdemetr]

Bifr tetragona is a big plant for the genus, and produces several spikes of cup-shaped flowers; the smell, however, is very unpleasant, resembling a mixture of garlic with something metalic, and a touch of dead rat!

[Zoi2]

Those blooms are amazing.......with just a "touch of dead rat", something for everyone's collection!
Joann

[alsorchids]

What a extraordinary plant. Your second photo overview reminds me of dessert cups with ice cream in them. Very unusual. To bad it does not smell better.

[jrodpad]

Amazing. What an interesting and unusual bloom!

Under what conditions do you grow this beauty?

Great growing.

-J

[smweaver]

Great looking blooms and plant, Frederico. Do you know what the pollinator is? I'm curious to know what insect would find that combination of aromas enticing. :-)

Steve

[Frdemetr]

Hello friends! I grow this plant on the very edge of the nursery, where it receives direct sunlight most of the day and also rain; it is easy to grow in my weather conditions. No idea what its true pollinator, but I have found flesh flies around it - back in their habitat the pollinator is likely to be a fly!