This urine fragrance is usual for C. flaccida, especially in the first few days of anthesis.
On Apr 5, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Oliver Sparrow wrote: > > I have a large C. flaccida in flower. The plant has about 40 > racemes of 10-20 > flowers each, so there could be a thouaand of them if one strains > one's > imagination. When unmolested, it makes the house smell of old, much > used and > fermenting socks. When watered, this changes to the odour of fresh > horse > urine; that of several incontinent and large horses. > > I am accustomed to orchids generating bursts of scent when 'rain' > falls - > although I am not aware of the mechanism by which they do this - but > this > frank stench is new to me. Has anyone else noted it in this species? > C. > tormentosa manages similarly to smell of pine, usually in a quick > burst, when > it is watered, but this cheese-shop viscosity is incomparable. > ______________________________ > > Oliver Sparrow > +44 (0)1628 823187 > www.chforum.org > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
