Aerangis mystacidii first spike

[GardenTheater]

Gorgeous! That is a lot of blooms. If my memory is working, I think it takes a few days before the scent develops and that I could detect it in the morning before work and late mornings on weekends.

[soobie]

The flowers are fragrant today! Lovely!

[annak]

Wow! Such a lovely display!!! Now I know what to expect! And I am very anxious!!!

[soobie]

The fragrance is lovely and seems to be mostly apparent in the morning.

It smells like honey and stargazer lilies and gardenia and lily of the valley and something else I can't define, all mixed up together. Beautiful.

[annak]

[My Green Pets]

Orchid fragrances are nothing short of miraculous!

[soobie]

I think whatever moth pollinates this plant is a crepuscular species, not a night-flying species. The flowers are powerfully fragrant in the early evening and early morning, but not at all in the middle of the night.

On my plant, anyway, the fragrance is present from about 5am to 10am, tapering off sharply after 8am. Then it's strongly fragrant again from 5pm to 9pm.

The flowers have been open for 11 days now, and I think the fragrance has gotten stronger every day. When it's putting out its scent it fills my whole kitchen/dining room and I can smell it as soon as I walk in the door. I love this plant.

[annak]

And once again

[smweaver]

Those are stunning. Lovely looking plant too. Congratulations on your wonderful flowering.

[calvin_orchidL]

Very very nice - wonderful growing and congratulations on the first bloom!