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01-16-2016, 03:18 AM
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Two Phals and two Oncidiums
Phal 1 with the stripes has a sweet and musky smell, which is especially strong in the morning. It's been in bloom for a month and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. 
Phal 2 I unfortunately had to pass up since I'm broke. It seemed to have a weak, unpleasant smell.
Oncidium 1 is pretty ubiquitous in Trader Joe's as I've seen it in nearly every location I've visited. It has a nice floral smell and is on the smaller side for Oncidiums.
Oncidium 2 looked like a Sharry Baby or Heaven Scent. It had a strong floral scent. The pseudobulbs were huge and slightly elongated, but more oblong. It almost looks like a Wildcat-Heaven Scent hybrid? Another one I painfully left at the store. |
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01-16-2016, 09:27 PM
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the last might be Sharry Baby
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01-16-2016, 09:41 PM
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Sharry Baby was my first thought when I saw it from afar. However it didn't smell like my Sharry Baby, though mine is a 'Red Fantasy' clone. Do other clones have non-chocolate smells? It smelled more floral, and the pseudobulbs were enormous. The flowers are also more fleshy? I'm going to give that TJ's another visit, hopefully it's still there.
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01-17-2016, 08:17 PM
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Hard to say, for certain - but I have read that some cultivars may have a somewhat different fragrance. The one I had - 'Sweet Fragrance', I think it was - had massive pbulbs, and a somewhat chocolatey, somewhat floral fragrance.
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02-18-2016, 06:40 AM
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Hi, just posting again to confirm your ID. I've seen extremely similar Oncs to the one in my original post, and I think you were spot on. They looked identical, but with a more chocolately fragrance, leading me to believe their supplier propagates them through seedlings.
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03-10-2016, 06:12 AM
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The second Phal looks similar to one called Sunset Glow, so may be that or near to relatively speaking. Though I did have a similar looking one, a small plant that someone claimed was called Mediterranean Sunset - although the latter I could never confirm.
Found this link, for reference.
Phalaenopsis Sunset Glow
Not a confirmation of ID, just a lead that you may wish to follow in the future. |
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