Most Fragrant Cattleya Alliance Species/Hybrid

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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