Scented Orchids
Orchids in this genus are native to india china southeast asia new guinea and australia with.
Scented orchids. Orchids are extremely diverse not only in color size and bloom shapes but also in the way they smell. Clustering to form cylindrical densely packed flower spikes the flowers themselves are usually pink but can vary from purple to white. Angraecum didieri x sib. Our focus is on species primary hybrids and particular mericlones.
We are enthusiastic orchid growers moved by a passion for the orchid world. Gymnadenia conopsea commonly known as the fragrant orchid or chalk fragrant orchid is a herbaceous plant of the family orchidaceae native to northern europe. Fragrant orchids orchids listed in this category have been found to be fragrant at the greenhouse. Brassolaelia sea urchin laelia anceps x brassavola glauca 3500.
Chia lin new city 799. In general age decreases our sensitivity to scent and females seem to be more sensitive and perceptive of scent than males. Surprisingly to some people there are quite a number of perfumed orchids. Commonly known as moth orchids is a genus of about seventy species of orchids in the family orchidorchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long coarse roots short leafy stems and long lasting flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end.
What one person my think is a pleasant sweet scent another might find cloying or repugnant. Common orchids sold in grocery stores home improvement stores and florists are usually not fragrant so if youre interested in finding a fragrant species or hybrid youll need to seek it out at an orchid farm nursery or online seller. The common fragrant orchid is a robust medium sized orchid found on dry and damp grasslands particularly with chalky soils. Also there is a great deal of variation is peoples ability to detect scent.
As the day goes on and as the heat rises the orchids scent fades because the pollinators become less active. Encyclia cordigera sharon hcc aoc. They may be less fragrant or have no fragrance at your location. The fragrant orchids have been the subject of much molecular study in recent years and as a result of differences revealed between them the three british growing varieties currently recognised as gymnadenia conopsea chalk fragrant orchid gymnadenia borealis heath fragrant orchid and gymnadenia densiflora marsh fragrant orchid may.
Home scented orchids page 1 of 1 scented orchids. We cannot guarantee fragrance sort by. The name of the genus gymnadenia is formed from greek words gymnos gymnos nude and adhn aden.