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Dendrobium amboinense

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Ricardo, Apr 22, 2017.

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  1. Apr 22, 2017 #1
    Ricardo

    Ricardo Slave of demanding bird

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    It has bloomed for me a second time. I paid close attention to the fragrance. It is strong, musky, waxy, with a citrus soap note. I also detected a somewhat insect like amboinense.jpg smell.
     
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  2. Apr 22, 2017 #2
    Kipper

    Kipper CoffeeCoffeeCoffee... Supporting Member

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    So very cool!
     
  3. Apr 22, 2017 #3
    Ricardo

    Ricardo Slave of demanding bird

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    It can produce even larger flowers and more of them, but it needs to do a bit of growing to be able to achieve that.
     
  4. Apr 22, 2017 #4
    Mikhail kujawa

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    Wow! What a stunning flower!
     
  5. Apr 23, 2017 #5
    Steve B

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    Very nice,Ricardo.you are getting to be like an oenophile with that smell report.I always find that so interesting all the variations people detect,
     
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    sam1147

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    Very nice.
     
  7. Apr 23, 2017 #7
    Ricardo

    Ricardo Slave of demanding bird

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    Actually, the description is from a friend who is a perfumer, we discussed the orchid smell and he helped me find the words to describe what I was smelling.
     
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    naoki

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    Nice capture! "insect like smell"? Like cockroaches?
     
  9. Apr 24, 2017 #9
    Ricardo

    Ricardo Slave of demanding bird

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    To some people it might smell that way, to me it is a bit stink insect like.