not impressed

[Rick Barry]

Originally Posted by dennis

well after listening to everyone on the net rant and rave about sharry baby and it's fragrance phooey. either it is to early, i get home to late i dont know, all i can say is unless you cram your nose in it that is the only way you can smell it. i want something that when i walk into the room that is all i smell.guess i will have to wait for the Brassavola nodosa. or go cut some lilacs

I figure if you like that type of fragrance you should go to the source: oncidium ornithorhynchum, a vigorous and easy bloomer.

Regards,
Rick

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Rick Barry

I figure if you like that type of fragrance you should go to the source: oncidium ornithorhynchum, a vigorous and easy bloomer.

Regards,
Rick

Thanks for the hint, Rick. So as I understand your post, this is truly the chocolate smell all rave about?

[dennis]

Originally Posted by Rick Barry

I figure if you like that type of fragrance you should go to the source: oncidium ornithorhynchum, a vigorous and easy bloomer.

Regards,
Rick

i have one just not in bloom yet

[Lagoon]

2 'chids that I really like ... Brassidium wild warrior & Blc keowee 'newberry'.

[Dorothy]

Does anyone know if fragrance is effected by the type of fertilizer used or it's frequency given to an orchid?

[Djarum Black]

Originally Posted by Dorothy

Does anyone know if fragrance is effected by the type of fertilizer used or it's frequency given to an orchid?

I've never noticed any change with fertilizer but I have noticed changes in sents when wet. There have been a few that seem to only fill the room with fragrance when you water them. I thought that was kind of interesting!

[Rick Barry]

Originally Posted by rsfrid

Thanks for the hint, Rick. So as I understand your post, this is truly the chocolate smell all rave about?

Ross,

While it only accounts for 25% of Sharry Baby's ancestry, oncidium ornithorhyncum fairly dominates in terms of fragrance. It has smaller flowers (and many more per inflorescence) on a much smaller plant. It also can be grown under cooler conditions. I grow mine outdoors year-round here in California.

Regards,
Rick

[dennis]

while i will keep my first thought and say i am not impressed. while today is the first day i have been able to be home the entire day since it opened it does have a little stronger scent but still not quite what u was hoping for. please do not get me wrong this thing does smell great but the way it is ranted and raved about i assumed that the fragrance was much more powerful as to smell it when you walk into the room. maybe when the second spike opens it will surprise me

[Dorothy]

There you go Dennis!
Be Positive

[lore_tex]

Originally Posted by Frdemetr

Well, I think 'Sharry Baby' has a good fragrance, but for sure not intense. My obvious (and completely biased) option is for Stan tigrina, Stan oculata or Stan nigroviolacea! The chocolate smell is absolutely intense (even obnoxious) and fills a big room! In my parent's home you can smell the vanila/chocolate scent of a big oculata 50m (~54 yards) away.

Thanks for that tip. I love the chocolate fragrance. When my Onc. Sharry Baby was in bloom, it smelled strongest in the evening, but by no means did it penetrate the room. Still love that plant though!