Cycnoches Mass Confusion x cycnoches warscewiczii

[Clawhammer]

A great cross that I got from SVO last year. It bloomed as a seedling with one flower last year, and despite a serious setback has put out four on this spike with another coming.

I focus on fragrant orchids and it is hard to think of a more powerfully fragrant bloom than this one. I've caught whiffs all over my house for the last couple days. It swells like very sweet banana candy.

I somehow messed this up and its first attempt at new growth rotted. This mature cane is the second attempt. I cant wait to see what it does next year without such a setback.

Interesting air roots at the base of the flower spikes.

75% warscewiczii, 25% chlorochilon

[IMG]unnamed (5) by Eric, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]unnamed (3) by Eric, on Flickr[/IMG]

[DirtyCoconuts]

WOW- that is amazing!!!!

i always let these spikes hang and do what they want but vertical is a really nice presentation!!!

[Jeff214]

Amazing blooms - your Cycnoches are all doing spectacularly well. Do you grow it any different from your Catasetums? I got a cycnoches warscewiczii earlier this year but it has struggled terribly.

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by Jeff214

Amazing blooms - your Cycnoches are all doing spectacularly well. Do you grow it any different from your Catasetums? I got a cycnoches warscewiczii earlier this year but it has struggled terribly.

Thanks Jeff! I had two that struggled, one catasetum and one cycnoches. I treated them all the same. They are such hardy plants that they can come back from almost anything. I did mostly PET method and follow Stephen Van Campen-Lewis' guidance (with a couple mods).

[isurus79]

Wow, that's a real stunner! And the fragrance of warscewiczii really is amazing!