Your C. percivaliana is fantastic. I actually quite like the fragrance of this species. Yes, it's certainly a little on the atypical side, especially when compared to other labiate cattleyas noted for their strong and lovely fragrance. But I don't find C. percivaliana's fragrance to be offensive at all (and nowhere nearly as bad as some of the comparison's I've read others make: musty gym locker, crushed millipede, etc.). The scent gives it a lot of character, in my view. And now I too want one of the alba-flowered plants. Thanks for posting photos of your wonderful blooms.

It’s funny how the fragrance of percivaliana is hit or miss for folks… *😵* I personally have whiffed a few percivaliana tipos that came close to musty gym locker…!

I also think percivaliana‘s fragrance varies more than the sweeter labiate cattleyas. The one alba I smelled at Stewart’s in the ‘90’s was much more spicy and pleasant.

The C. percivilliana is amazing! Looks almost like one of the old RHS paintings.

Dropping off an (overdue) update:

The encyclia fowliei has been opening for 3 weeks, and still not one bud has fully opened (too many rainy/gloomy days, I guess)...

Two sophronitis opened up in the meantime and have been open for over two weeks now (which I was not expecting - my friends who also have been growing sophronitis here in Portugal reported theirs would only last a few days before fading); the smallest one (wittigiana) is my mother's, she purchased it when we went to her first orchid show together 2 years ago, and the bigger one is the unidentified bargain - not really sure what it is, as the petals seem too round for a brevipedunculata but the plant itself does not really resemble any coccineas I've seen. Either way, both gorgeous in their own fashion!

Laelia rubescens is also opening its buds now (only 1 fully open so far, but hopefully the others will follow shortly).

There's also at least 2 trianaes with buds, 2 maximas with swollen sheaths, 1 quadricolor with a bud and another with a new sheath (though my quadricolors hate me and their leaves are just gradually burning for some reason...), a psychopsis with 3 buds on the way and a paphiopedilum fairreanum with 2 buds almost opening up. Oh, and a random pineapple xD

Enjoy!

I am curious if Laelia rubescens will develop more purple pigment in the next couple of days.

The L rubescens looks like the semi alba, I wouldn't expect it to get darker. The roses form is purple when it opens. Mine are still tight buds, good seeing it in bloom, maybe mine will be inspired...