It must be remembered that with intense hybridisation some orchids are hybridized for flower form alone and so lack a little in terms of other more fragrant orchids of the same species.
Aerangis: Mostly small to medium sized orchids with evening fragrance. White to cream colored flowers
Aerides: Scented during the daytime these taller growing orchids will need some support.
Ancistrochilum rothschildianum: Long lasting fragrant flowers but deciduous in winter.
Brassavola: Again a night scented orchid with a touch of citrus to the fragrance. Brassavola nodosa, is known as "lady of the night".
Brassia: Brassia verrucosa is one of the most fragrant. Brassia are large growing with spidery flowers.
Brassidium: Brassia hybrids with developed scents.
Brassocattleyas: A cross between brassavola and cattleya, mostly scented.
Catasetum: Bees like them, a very pleasant fragrance from most.
Cattleya: One of the classics, one of the most fragrant of all orchids.
Clowesia: These are the plants which lose their leaves in the winter and most of these species are scented.
Dendrobium: Tall canes and deciduous but fragrant
Gongora: Small and highly scented flowers, however the flowers do not last that long
Haraella odorata: A popular sweet smelling miniature orchid.
Sedirea japonica: Long lasting, fragrant both day and night
Vanda: Mostly fragrant although some only slightly
Zygopetalum: Usually highly fragrant. |
