Most Fragrant Cattleya Alliance Species/Hybrid

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by JScott

Rhyncholaelia (Brassavola formerly) digbyana has a delightful, strong citrus smell. It's quite powerful and very pleasant. A lot of hybrids of digbyana will also have this scent, especially ones which have digbyana in the recent background of the hybrid. In fact I think digbyana is where the plant I mentioned before, RLC George King 'Serendipity', gets its citrus undertones. George King is 11.72% digbyana.

Agreed! I have digbyana, should have mentioned that. My Blc. Ports of Paradise 'Emerald Isle' FCC/AOS which is one of my favs is 50% digbyana

[JScott]

Originally Posted by Clawhammer

Agreed! I have digbyana, should have mentioned that. My Blc. Ports of Paradise 'Emerald Isle' FCC/AOS which is one of my favs is 50% digbyana

Oh wow, that's a good one, and they have it Hausermann right now. I feel the addiction creeping in. I'm trying to fight it, but before the sun sets, I will probably have ordered it hahahaha. Especially since it's from Hausermann. He has amazing Catts. Always huge for the price.

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by JScott

Oh wow, that's a good one, and they have it Hausermann right now. I feel the addiction creeping in. I'm trying to fight it, but before the sun sets, I will probably have ordered it hahahaha. Especially since it's from Hausermann. He has amazing Catts. Always huge for the price.

I strongly endorse this purchase. I just got a c. Bob Betts "White Lightening" from them yesterday and it is lovely. I've been told this one has a nice fragrance as well.

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Originally Posted by Keysguy

I think my fav is walkeriana

I have a walkeriana "Kenny" seedling under my care for two years. I ordered a division from SVO rather than wait another year

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Mine as well!

I've never sniffed iricolor. Makes me want to find one and grow it just for the scent!

Cattleya iricolor, Slo Orchids