My First Zygopetalum

[NYCorchidman]

This is a NOID zygo that I got this week from TJ.
I see this same variety of zygo offered quite often at the store, but they always had spots everywhere and just two or three flowers at most.

Well, this week, I saw this one with clean leaves and one spike loaded with flowers/buds (total of 7!) and a new growth going.
The whole thing is rather small, so I like that too.

So I grabbed it.

It smells just like my favorite spring flower, hyacinth!

Upon closer examination, I find that one flower is malformed. Two of the petals are fused together and there is no lip at all.

[Leafmite]

Nice looking plant and flowers! The fragrance sounds really great! Some zygos bloom three times a year. Hope this is one of them!

[No-Pro-mwa]

That's very nice.

[silken]

Very nice. I love Zygos!

[RosieC]

Really pretty!

[NYCorchidman]

Thank you, everyone!

Well, if this one bloomed three times a year, I would be so happy!

[My Green Pets]

I first saw a very similar Zygo in my local garden center. Smelled divine as you said, but I resisted.

Good luck with it!

[Orquiadicto]

Good luck with it. It's really hard to find a Zygo without black spots on the leaves.

[NYCorchidman]

Thank you, all!

I wouldn't have bought it if it had spotted leaves. lol

[NYCorchidman]

The flowers are still very much dark but with the sunlight in the back, they look rather pale.
I like how radiant they look in the natural light though.