Schoenorchis seidenfadenii

[ronaldhanko]

I keep trying to get a fragrans and they keep turning out to be seidenfadenii or related pachyrachis, and no, they don't have a fragrance that I can detect, though the name would suggest otherwise.

[WhiteRabbit]

oh wow - that's beautiful! and such a great photo!

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, WhiteRabbit. One of my favorites.

[fishmommy]

I bought a fragrans from White Oak Orchids just recently that looks correct. It's about to bloom and I'll post pics so you can confirm - I'd recommend them if it turns out to be the right plant.

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks very much.

[s.kallima]

Ron,

Your plant and photographs are beautiful as always !

Can I ask you what criteria you are using to id your schoenorchis ? I have been looking for an id key without success...
I have one bought as S. fragrans, but I would like to know if it is really one.
With all the pictures on the web, all very different for the same name, it is hard to be sure ! A lot of pictures showing S. fragrans look more like the one you call S. seidenfadenii...

Here is mine (very different colors from yours) to compare (last year's bloom)

[ronaldhanko]

My guess is that yours is neither fragrans nor seidenfadenii but pachyrachis, but perhaps someone else knows better.