Florida eulophia graminea smells very strong

[orchididentification]

Surprised has a very good smell almost similar to cattleya, if you remembers my original post with the pictures they are still flowering and have multiple one meter spikes.
The way i discovered that they smell is that i gave a flowering baby sized eulophia to a friend and they noticed it smell quite strongly seeing as they kept it indoor.

Amazing naturalized orchid

ps i found more on the sand dunes of Miami beach

they are everywhere on Miami beach if you look closely

[Afid]

Oh wow, I never guessed it would be fragrant!

[orchididentification]

yep i am amazed to it smells like a cattleya also i looks and grows better than my dam cattleya, i swear i have about 200 flowers

[DirtyCoconuts]

Put up a recent pick please

[orchididentification]

hopefully later today

[Afid]

Now I want one!

[farley101]

Very interesting to see that this is an invasive plant in Florida! Weird to think that an orchid could be invasive but I guess anything can given the correct conditions.

[orchididentification]

I don't really think anybody considers this orchid invasive seeing as it has been in Florida probably for 20 25 years and is relatively slow growing and slow spreading compared to other plants. Supposedly eulophia graminea first spread to the Caribbean islands and then made its way on to south Florida. The way is spread to Florida amazes me seeing as it found a suitable pollinator probably in some orchid collectors garden in 1990s and then those seeds were able to germinate in florida in his neighborhood. I am currently trying to germinate some eulophia graminea seed in the mother plant pot seeing as i took lots of soil from where i collected the original orchid, this probably means that this soil has the correct fungus in order for germination. Right now it is flowering season for eulophia graminea and they all do not have any leaves only last years flowering bulbs. I looking forward to seeing this years new shoots.
I will update with photos.
Any questions please ask

[DirtyCoconuts]

Originally Posted by Afid

Now I want one!

if you think they will be able to live in your area, this can be easily accomplished

i have these bulbs all over my yard...i'll see if i can find any of the less happy one ( i put them in all kinds of area to see what they liked)

….this was likely going to be my next submission on name that orchid so damn

[orchididentification]

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