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Forum: Vendor Feedback 12-23-2020, 09:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,390
Posted By Ispahan48
DirtyCoconuts, that is a fair question. I...

DirtyCoconuts, that is a fair question. I personally prefer not to have virused plants in my collection and under my care. Not all of them will show outward symptoms, but a virused plant will never...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 12-23-2020, 05:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,390
Posted By Ispahan48
Ugh. It is frustrating when a plant you really...

Ugh. It is frustrating when a plant you really want tests positive for virus. I also test every new plant as it comes in. Sorry for your frustrating experience and lack of sound testing logic from...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-23-2020, 10:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,518
Posted By Ispahan48
This is certainly a fun thread and I somehow...

This is certainly a fun thread and I somehow missed it earlier.

My favorite orchids right now have all been chosen for relatively compact size (with an exception or two) and fragrance:
...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-21-2020, 08:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,250
Posted By Ispahan48
Something to consider would be the types of...

Something to consider would be the types of cattleyas you are hoping to grow this way. Certain species and primary hybrids (depending on parentage) are heavily dependent on daylength to trigger bloom...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-06-2020, 07:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,323
Posted By Ispahan48
Spotty foliage is all just part of the territory...

Spotty foliage is all just part of the territory when growing many types of oncidiums and intergenerics. It is usually fungal and doesn't necessarily correlate with presence or absence of virus. At...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-03-2020, 09:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,654
Posted By Ispahan48
Excellent questions. Since you are a hobby grower...

Excellent questions. Since you are a hobby grower like myself, I would absolutely continue to use disposable razor blades, one for each plant you need to cut and/or groom. When repotting plants, I...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11-28-2020, 04:57 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,082
Posted By Ispahan48
Katsucats, thank you for posting your input to...

Katsucats, thank you for posting your input to this thread! I love reading opinions of other fragrance junkies.

I too have always loved the scent of Oncidium Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’. My...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-18-2020, 11:47 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,317
Posted By Ispahan48
Interesting discussion. Some responses above...

Interesting discussion. Some responses above have made me laugh out loud.

Brassavola nodosa and its close relatives and hybrids have always been my all time favorites among all orchids. Why? ...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 10-22-2020, 11:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,848
Posted By Ispahan48
I have purchased orchids from Sentinel before....

I have purchased orchids from Sentinel before. The owner is a highly respected grower and orchid judge and his plants are top notch. I have been extremely happy with my purchases.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-22-2020, 12:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,305
Posted By Ispahan48
If the faint lines on the Rega Bio tests are grey...

If the faint lines on the Rega Bio tests are grey and NOT red, then I do not think they are positive tests. I think it just that whatever reactive material is in the strip is now visible because it...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-05-2020, 04:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,473
Posted By Ispahan48
SouthPark, my comment was that Encyclia radiata...

SouthPark, my comment was that Encyclia radiata smells to me like cheap licorice and sewer gas, so I guess that "horse manure" really isn't that much of stretch. Think manure with an odd overlay of...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-04-2020, 09:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,473
Posted By Ispahan48
Orchid fragrances, and flower fragrances in...

Orchid fragrances, and flower fragrances in general, are a funny thing. I personally love the fragrance of Oncidium Sharry Baby and Oncidium Heaven Scent. I find the mix of chocolate, cocoa powder...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 08-25-2020, 10:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,139
Posted By Ispahan48
It sounds like I really do need to explore...

It sounds like I really do need to explore Angraecum leonis and Angraecum magdalenae based on what you all are saying. There seems to be so many tempting and interesting angraecoids around! Finding...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 08-24-2020, 11:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,139
Posted By Ispahan48
BrassavolaStars, Thank you for the great...

BrassavolaStars,

Thank you for the great information! Do you know which variant of Angraecum leonis you grow? I will definitely look into that one.

Yes, I am very interested in night fragrant...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 08-23-2020, 05:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,139
Posted By Ispahan48
Philip, do you grow your mystacidium potted or...

Philip, do you grow your mystacidium potted or mounted?
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 08-22-2020, 10:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,139
Posted By Ispahan48
I don’t have a huge amount of space but I could...

I don’t have a huge amount of space but I could make room for an orchid I really, really wanted. Lol. I have always thought Angraecum sesquipedale looked spectacular!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 08-22-2020, 08:36 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,139
Posted By Ispahan48
Best easy angraecoids for fragrance?

I am interested in exploring more of this wonderful group of plants but I like all of my orchids to be as strongly and pleasantly fragrant as possible.

Which species or hybrids of Aerangis,...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 12-26-2014, 10:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 951
Posted By Ispahan48
Beautiful! How is the fragrance of this one? I...

Beautiful! How is the fragrance of this one? I have this clone, maybe about a month from opening its first blooms.
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 12-18-2014, 01:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,370
Posted By Ispahan48
I have barely had these two plants for just over...

I have barely had these two plants for just over 6 weeks or so, but I was lured into buying Dendrobium Angel Baby 'Little Darling' AM/AOS and Dendrobium Sakura 'Hime' based on marketing that they are...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11-10-2014, 10:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,082
Posted By Ispahan48
Fragrant oncidiums revisited

Thank you so much to all of you for contributing to this thread! I have a spiking Nelly Isler and I hope to experience the awesome fragrance (and beautiful flowers) firsthand in a month or two. I...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 11-06-2014, 10:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,456
Posted By Ispahan48
Miniature, warmth-tolerant nobile hybrids? Please advise

While perusing Norman's Orchids website recently, I came across a few miniature Dendrobium nobile hybrids that are said to not need cool temperatures to bloom and will bloom multiple times per year. ...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11-06-2014, 10:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,065
Posted By Ispahan48
Hi Dillon, Are you picking up any fragrance...

Hi Dillon,

Are you picking up any fragrance from your 'Pink Profusion'? What is it like...light, strong, pleasant, awful, etc.?
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11-06-2014, 10:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,285
Posted By Ispahan48
Hmmm..it is interesting that Heaven Scent appears...

Hmmm..it is interesting that Heaven Scent appears to have a lighter fragrance than many Sharry Baby clones. You would think fragrance would be just as strong or even amplified in the Ruffles...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11-06-2014, 10:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,609
Posted By Ispahan48
Lotis146, that is awesome information. You...

Lotis146, that is awesome information. You provided a great comparison between Heaven Scent 'Redolence' and Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance'! Thank you so much!
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11-03-2014, 02:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 18,082
Posted By Ispahan48
Fragrant oncidiums revisited

I have been trying to gather more information about any reliably fragrant oncidiums or intergenerics available. There doesn’t seem to be any really great sources of information about scented...
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