Vanda merrillii - first of three spikes

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My Vanda merrillii just opened the flowers on its first of three spikes that are being produced this summer. Easy plant to grow and flower. The flowers don't last a long time (a couple of weeks if I'm lucky, which, for a Vanda, is below the average as far as lifespan goes), but they're produced in abundance (the spike that holds these flowers has fourteen blooms) and, best of all, they're extremely fragrant.