Sedirea japonica var. Nagoran 名護蘭

[Bud]

Originally Posted by rosemadder

Have you smelled them?? It's allll over once you smell them.

Started out with Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' and now I'm after Neofinetia falcata Kinsokei, Shutennou, Darwinara Rainbow Stars, yeah the list keeps getting longer...

I've started looking for Sedirea japonica as well. Haven't smelled one of those yet. Don't care. Getting one.

Thank you for the visit, Rose!!!!

The fragrance is classy and clean, like jasmine and orange flowers=in fact a Japanese perfume company bottled it and it is an expensive commodity.

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Originally Posted by AnonYMouse

Psssst. Seed Engei (japaneseorchid) has a couple dozen listings on ebay right now.

Thank You for the visit!!!!!

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Originally Posted by RosieC

Really lovely!

Thank You, RosieC!!!!!

[WhiteRabbit]

Beautiful!

Thanks for the watering info. After killing two of these with too much water, I think I went too far the other way with the one I got last year.

[Ferns Daddy]

Thats a super looking plant, how big are the flowers

[lambelkip]

the flowers are fairly small, about an inch, but very fragrant (one of my favorite flower fragrances)

Nagoran is not a variety name, it refers to the entire species.

[ChaseGhost]

Cute, I like the Lava rock background!

[Orchids4ever]

Beautiful!!!
Love the Pot too

[Pilot]

Excellent plant, Bud! I've recently been bitten hard by the Japanese orchid bug and have several neos but really took to sedireas. I have five now, one standard, one minmaru and two minmaru shima and a chabo. All of them are awesome! I only recently figured out their needs in my environment but thankfully I did and now I have loads of new roots and leaves!

Sadly I could not detect a scent on my minmaru. Is this plant very fragrant that you've posted here?

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Pilot

Excellent plant, Bud! I've recently been bitten hard by the Japanese orchid bug and have several neos but really took to sedireas. I have five now, one standard, one minmaru and two minmaru shima and a chabo. All of them are awesome! I only recently figured out their needs in my environment but thankfully I did and now I have loads of new roots and leaves!

Sadly I could not detect a scent on my minmaru. Is this plant very fragrant that you've posted here?

Thank You, Ryan!

You have five!
I only got three.
I am impressed that you were able to figure out how to grow these orchids in your zone. I know about your elevation and arid atmospheric humidity, but then again, even for my living in a Manhattan apartment nobody could understand how I can grow orchids, much less re-bloom them at all!
I cant wait to see your blooms.
Sedirea japonica orchids= any variation are fragrant.... they are strongest early in the morning but by noon you have to really put it close to your nose to capture a whiff....maybe on the next blooming cycle of your minmaru the fragrance will be evident....

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Bud

Thank You, Ryan!

You have five!
I only got three.
I am impressed that you were able to figure out how to grow these orchids in your zone. I know about your elevation and arid atmospheric humidity, but then again, even for my living in a Manhattan apartment nobody could understand how I can grow orchids, much less re-bloom them at all!
I cant wait to see your blooms.
Sedirea japonica orchids= any variation are fragrant.... they are strongest early in the morning but by noon you have to really put it close to your nose to capture a whiff....maybe on the next blooming cycle of your minmaru the fragrance will be evident....

Oh I've long since given up keeping orchids in my environment. I still grow some outside during the summer but mostly because those few are not especially warm-loving and/or grow well in sh and enjoy the frequent watering they get when in my garden. My sedirea live inside my orchid enclosure, which is in my basement, which is pumped full of awesome humidity and kept regulated re temp by space heater than keeps the air from falling below 65F. In fact, I even have some of the enclosure on auto water! lol I have several nozzles aimed at all of my air loving plants, like vandas and tolumnia, which get their roots soaked every day by the timer. My "setup" has grown over the years and I can confidently leave my collection for a week + without worrying at all about the plants. The only plants I have to concern myself with are my neos and sedirea, which are plants on moss mounds. If they're actively growing, I couldn't make it a week right now, but in dormancy, they get through it fine.

So I'm not terribly old (early 30s), but I'm convinced my nose is on its way out in terms of detecting scents! LOL

with that said, Bud... you need a Chabo. cutest orchid ever.

[Bud]

I believe you=I will try to find one, Ryan....and you know I will= when I set my mind to it