Saturday, November 13, 2010

Stanhopea jenischiana


Stanhopea jenischiana. These orchids have sweetly fragrant, pendant flower spikes that go down through the media and are, thus, best grown in hanging baskets. They are native to Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at around 2500-4500 ft. It's hard to nail down the fragrance but, as best I can describe, it smells like a combination of sugar, vanilla and fruit...or maybe somewhat like a creamsicle.

1 comment:

compost in my shoe said...

I have not had a creamsicle in many years. Nice mind visual to go with the beautiful picture!