Orchids and their Perfume
Some of our orchids are beautiful, some are interesting, and then there are some that are hard to describe. The perfume can help you choose which orchid fits better in your collection.
Here is a list of orchids and their fragrance:
Campe papillosa - hyacinths
Acineta superb - light vanilla
Aerangis appendiculata - gardenia
Aerangis articulata - jasmine
Aerangis biloba - gardenia, lily
Aerangis brachycarpa - vanilla, jasmine
Aerangis citrata - lemon
Aerangis confusa - tuberose, gardenia
Aerangis fastuosa - tuberose, lily
Aerangis kirkii - tuberose, gardenia
Aerangis kotschyana - gardenia
Aerangis modesta - minty spice
Aerangis mooreana - jasmine
Aerangis mystacidii - lily of the valley
Aerangis somalensis - gardenia
Aeranthes Grandiose - jasmine
Aerides crassifolia - aromatic floral
Aerides falcata var. houlletiana - citrus, fruity
Aerides falcata - citrus, fruity
Aerides fieldingii - lily-of-the-valley, cyclamen
Aerides lawrenceae var. sanderiana - lemon-spice
Aerides lawrenceae - lemon-spice, honey, anise
Aerides odorata - spicy; ribbon candy, cloves, lilac
Aerides quinquevulnera - cinnamon
Amesiella philippinense - minty
Angraecum aporoides - gardenia
Angraecum birrinense - orange blossom
Angraecum boisserianum - jasmine
Angraecum bosseri - spicy floral
Angraecum compactum - spicy, citrusy
Angraecum didieri - sweet, spicy
Angraecum distichum - jasmine
Angraecum eburneum - gardenia
Angraecum eichlerianum - jasmine, lily
Angraecum germinyanum - jasmine
Angraecum Lemforde White Beauty - jasmine
Angraecum leonis - jasmine
Angraecum Longiscott "Lea" - jasmine
Angraecum magdalenae - jasmine
Angraecum Veitchii - jasmine
Angraecum White Emblem - jasmine
Angranthes Grandalena - jasmine
Anguloa clowesii - chocolate and mint, pasta, coconut, citrus
Ansellia africana - light floral
Arundina graminifolia - floral
Ascofinetia Cherry Blossom "Delicado" - sweet floral
BeallaraMarfitch "Howard's Dream" AM/AOS - rose
Bifrenaria harrisoniae - fruity
Bothriochilus bellus - almond/ poppy pastry filling
Brassavola cordata - soapy-sweet
Brassavola cucullata - musty-soapy
Brassavola flagellaris - hot chocolate
Brassavola Little Stars - soapy-sweet
Brassavola martiana - soapy-sweet
Brassavola nodosa - freesia, lily-of-the-valley
Brassavola tuberculata - nicotiana, gardenia
Brassavola Yaki "Black's Best" - musty-soapy; similar to the B. cucullata parent
Brassia gireoudiana - musky
Brassia longissima "Pumpkin Patch" - light, sweet candy
Brassia ochroleuca - spicy, spiced apple pie
Brassia verrucosa - musky
Brassidium Dragon Flight "Fluff" - heliotropes
Brassocattleya Binosa "Kirk" AM/AOS -spicy
Brassocattleya Mt. Hood - vanilla
Brassolaelia Sarah Black - very sweet floral
Brassolaelia Yellow Bird - citrus to spicy
BrassolaeliaMemoria Bernice Foster - sweet floral
Brassolaeliocattleya Arthur Bossin "Rapture" - sweet floral
Brassolaeliocattleya Formosan Gold - vanilla
Brassolaeliocattleya George King "Serendipity" AM/AOS - vanilla
Brassolaeliocattleya Goldenzelle "Lemon Chiffon" AM/AOS - sweet floral
Brassolaeliocattleya Haw Yuan Beauty "Orchis" - vanilla
Brassolaeliocattleya Hawaiian Avalanche - sweet floral, vanilla
Brassolaeliocattleya Momilani Rainbow - sweet floral
Brassolaeliocattleya Pamela Hetherington "Coronation" FCC/AOS - sweet floral
Brassolaeliocattleya Ports of Paradise "Emerald Isle" HCC/AOS - citrus
Brassolaeliocattleya Rio's Green Magic - citrus
Bulbophyllum ambrosia - honey, bitter almonds
Bulbophyllum beccarii - said to smell like 100 dead elephants rotting in the sun
Bulbophyllum cocoinum - coconut
Bulbophyllum comosum - hay scented
Bulbophyllum echinolabium - carrion
Bulbophyllum hamatipes - musky
Bulbophyllum laxiflorum - musky
Bulbophyllum lobbii - jasmine, orange blossoms
Bulbophyllum maximum - musky
Bulbophyllum odoratissimum - pleasant fragrance
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis - carrion
Bulbophyllum rothschildianum - peach, fruity
Bulbophyllum suavissimum - musky
Cadetia chionantha - sweet floral
Cadetia taylori - vanilla
Catasetum candida - wintergreen
Catasetum collare - wintergreen
Catasetum discolor - rye bread
Catasetum expansum - turpentine in the morning; rye bread in the afternoon
Catasetum fimbriatum - ears of corn
Catasetum gnomus - wintergreen
Catasetum integerrimum - ears of corn
Catasetum maculatum - rye bread
Catasetum Orchidglade "Davie Ranches" AM/AOS - spicy, medicinal
Catasetum roseum - Vicks VapoRub in the morning, cinnamon at night
Catasetum tenebrosum - citrus
Catasetum warscewiczii - lemon
Cattleya aclandiae - spicy
Cattleya bicolor var. grossii - spicy, aromatic-floral, rose
Cattleya Brabantiae - spicy
Cattleya Chocolate Drop "Kodama" AM/AOS - lily-of-the-valley, citrus, roses, lilies
Cattleya dowiana - lemon, soapy, spicy, vanilla
Cattleya Fascilis - spicy
Cattleya forbesii - fragrance of bubble gum
Cattleya granulosa - rosy-flora
Cattleya guttata - sweet floral
Cattleya harrisoniana—floral
Cattleya intermedia "Carlos" - floral
Cattleya intermedia - sweet floral
Cattleya labiata - spicy, aromatic, cloves
Cattleya loddigesii - baked milk chocolate
Cattleya lueddemanniana "Waterfield" - floral
Cattleya luteola - fresh floral
Cattleya maxima "Mountainside" - heliotrope, sweet pea
Cattleya mossiae - garlic
Cattleya Peckhaviensis - honey
Cattleya Pradit Spot "Black Prince" - sweet floral
Cattleya quadricolor - ripe plums
Cattleya schilleriana - honey
Cattleya schroederae - almonds
Cattleya walkeriana var. white - vanilla, cinnamon
Cattleya warneri - clean, spicy
Cattleya warscewiczii - violets
Caularthron bicornutum - fruit, candy, cotton candy, raspberries, strawberries
Cirrhopetalum graveolens - carrion
Cirrhopetalum ornatissimum - whale oil, while the lips smell like fresh herring
Cochleanthes amazonica - candy, rose, narcissus, verbena
Cochleanthes discolor - candy, cedar, pepper, camphoraceous
Cochleanthes Moliere - candy, rose
Coelogyne cristata - banana, candy sweet
Coelogyne fimbriata - yeasty
Coelogyne Intermedia - sweet, fruity
Coelogyne lawrenceana - sweet floral
Coelogyne ochracea - musk
Coelogyne pandurata - cinnamon
Coelogyne zurowetzii - spicy floral
Coryanthes bruckmuelleri - herbal
Coryanthes leucocorys - lie
Coryanthes leucocorys - lie
Cycnoches chlorochilon - jasmine
Cycnoches loddigesii - jasmine
Cycnoches ventricosum - jasmine
Cycnoches warscewiczii - ripe fruit
Cycnoches - vanilla, cloves
Cymbidium cyperifolium - sweet
Cymbidium eburneum - sweet, like paperwhite narcissus
Cymbidium ensifolium - citrus, lemony scent with a touch of jasmine
Cymbidium goeringii - jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, lemons
Cymbidium Golden Elf "Sundust" HCC/AOS - rose
Cymbidium kanran - lemon peel
Cymbidium mastersii - almonds
Cymbidium sinensis - light, sweet floral
Cymbidium suave - sweet
Cymbidium tracyanum - peach
Cymbidium virescens - the sweet, delicate fragrance earned it the moniker of "the king's scent"
Darwinara Charm "Blue Star" - vanilla
Dendrobium anosmum - raspberry
Dendrobium antennatum - rosy-flora
Dendrobium aureum - fruity, violets
Dendrobium bellatulum - lemon, orange
Dendrobium cariniferum - tangerines
Dendrobium chrysotoxum - pineapple, melon, mango
Dendrobium Chrystaline - hyacinths
Dendrobium Comet King "Akatsuki" - sweet floral
Dendrobium delicatum "Brechts" - wintergreen
Dendrobium densiflorum - honey
Dendrobium draconis - mandarins, tangerines
Dendrobium fimbriatum var. oculatum - sweet
Dendrobium Gai Quest - sweet floral
Dendrobium griffithianum - spicy floral
Dendrobium hainanense - honey
Dendrobium heterocarpum - honeysuckle, primrose
Dendrobium jenkinsii - honey
Dendrobium Jesmond Fancy - sweet floral
Dendrobium Jesmond Gem - sweet floral
Dendrobium kingianum - floral, hyacinth, lilac, honey
Dendrobium lawesii - floral
Dendrobium Light River - sweet floral
Dendrobium loddigesii - sweet floral
Dendrobium macrophyllum - sweet floral
Dendrobium moniliforme - rosy-floral
Dendrobium monophyllum - rosy floral, jasmine, fruity
Dendrobium musciferum - vanilla
Dendrobium nobile var. virginal - floral
Dendrobium nobile - honey, musk by day; mown hay at night
Dendrobium parishii - rhubarb, raspberry
Dendrobium primulinum var. giganteum - primrose
Dendrobium pugioniforme - vanilla
Dendrobium rhodopterygium var. semi-alba - sweet floral
Dendrobium Sea Mary "Snow King" - sweet floral
Dendrobium speciosum - hyacinth
Dendrobium Spring Bride - fresh, clean fragrance
Dendrobium Spring Doll - fresh, clean fragrance
Dendrobium Sweet Song "Memory" - fresh, clean fragrance
Dendrobium unicum - peach, apricot
Dendrobium virgineum - gardenia, rose, woody
Dendrobium wardianum - caramel
Dendrobium williamsonii - spicy, citrus
Dendrochilum arachnites - cinnamon
Dendrochilum cobbianum - fresh, vanilla
Dendrochilum glumaceum - curry
Dendrochilum magnum - sweet "wheaty" or spicy scent
Diaphananthe pellucida - heavy floral sweet scent
Diaphananthe pulchella - gardenia
Doritaenopsis Garnet Elf "Mary" - sweet floral
Doritaenopsis Phoenix Fire "Cardinal" - sweet floral
Dracula chestertonii - fungus
Encyclia adenocaula - floral
Encyclia citrina - lemon
Encyclia cordigera - honey and vanilla
Encyclia fragrans - honey, vanilla, gardenias, magnolias, lilac
Encyclia lancifolia - spicy
Encyclia Phoenicia - chocolate
Encyclia polybulbon - sandalwood, cloves
Encyclia radiata - spicy floral, coconut cream pie, lilac, carnation, hyacinth
Encyclia tampensis - honey
Encyclia trulla - ears of corn
Epicattleya Dora Tinschert "Springdale" HCC/AOS - sweet floral
Epidendrum ciliare - white floral, grapefruit
Epidendrum difforme - medicinal
Epidendrum falcatum - jasmine, Easter lily
Epidendrum inversum - cloves
Epidendrum nocturnum - eucalyptus, aniseed
Epidendrum parkinsonianum - spicy to floral
Epidendrum phoeniceum - chocolate
Epilaelia Beverly Shea - sweet floral
Eria gigantea "Waterfield" - citrus
Eria hyacinthoides - carrion
Eurychone rothschildianum - cinnamon
Gongora galata - orange
Gongora grossa - fishy, stale, musty, sweaty gym clothes
Gongora horichiana - sweet floral
Gongora leucochila - spicy, nutmeg
Gongora pleiochroma - powdered cocoa, lilac, hyacinth, sweet floral
Gongora quinquenervis - cinnamon, cloves, lily of the valley
Gongora unicolor - chocolate flavored corn chips, sweet, cocoa
Haraella odorata - citrus
Iwanagaara Appleblossom "Fantastic" - sweet floral
The confused twin - jasmine
Jumellea densifoliata - jasmine
Jumellea sagittata - floral, jasmine
Laelia albida - primrose
Laelia anceps - primrose, vanilla
Laelia lundii - floral scent
Laelia perrinii - spicy floral
Laelia pumila lime. coerulea - light floral
Laelia purpurata var. werckhauseri - cloves, anise
Laelia rubescens - wintergreen
Laelia tenebrosa - spicy
Laeliocattleya Angel Love - citrusy
Laeliocattleya Hausermann's Sultan - cloves
Laeliocattleya Jungle Festival - sweet floral
Laeliocattleya Mini Purple - "light spicy blend with undertones of dusky cloves"
Laeliocattleya Nora's Melody - sweet floral
Laeliocattleya Whitiniae - sweet floral
LaeliocattleyaMari's Song "CTM 217" HCC/AOS - sweet floral
Leptotes bicolor - vanilla
Leptotes unicolor - sweet floral
Lycaste Alan Salzman - spicy
Lycaste Aquila "Détente" FCC/AOS - sweet floral
Lycaste aromatica - cinnamon, spicy, like Big Red chewing gum
Lycaste bradeorum - lemon
Lycaste brevispatha - fresh apples
Lycaste ciliata - ripe apples
Lycaste cochleata - oranges
Lycaste cruenta - spicy, cinnamon, lemon, cloves
Lycaste deppei - peppermint, eucalyptus
Lycaste Imschootiana - spicy
Lycaste lanipes - heady, honey perfume
Lycaste leucantha - sweet, heady perfume
Lycaste locusta - Granny Smith apples
Lycaste Lucianii - sweet and spicy
Lycaste powellii - sweet floral
Lycaste Walnut Valley "Black's Glow" - spicy
Masdevallia agaster - floral
Masdevallia attenuata - floral
Masdevallia Confetti - spicy, like Necco wafers
Masdevallia cyclotega - floral
Masdevallia glandulosa - cloves
Masdevallia laucheana - rosy-floral
Masdevallia livingstoneana - fruity scent
Masdevallia mejiana - ears of corn
Masdevallia triangularis - musty, repugnant
Maxillaria ochroleuca - tutti-frutti
Maxillaria picta - sweet floral
Maxillaria rufescens - vanilla, egg crème
Maxillaria sanderiana - sweet floral
Maxillaria seymouriana - lemony
Maxillaria tenuifolia - coconut; box of crayons
Meiracyllium trinasutum - cinnamon
Milpasia Leslie Garay - rosy-flora
Milpasia Milt's Choice "Helen of Troy" - rosy-floral
Miltonia regnellii - oranges, coriander
Miltonia schroederiana - floral spike, carnation
Miltonia spectabilis var. moreliana - rose, spicy
Miltonia spectabilis - pink, spicy
Miltoniopsis Bert Field - light floral
Miltoniopsis Celle "Wasserfall" AM/AOS - rosy-flora
Miltoniopsis Hajime Ono - light rose
Miltoniopsis Hamburg "Red Velvet" - rosy-flora
Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis - rose, lily-of-the-valley, cyclamen
Miltoniopsis roezlii - fruity, rose
Miltoniopsis santanaei - rosy
Jaw-dropping neofinity - jasmine, vanilla
Neostylis Lou Sneary "Blue Moon" - jasmine
Neostylis Lou Sneary "Pinky" AM/AOS - vanilla, candy
Neostylis Lou Sneary - vanilla candy
Odontioda Vesta "Charm" - citrus
Odontobrassia Fangtastic Bob Henley - floral
Odontocidium Tiger Crow "Golden Girl" HCC/AOS - light floral
Odontoglossum pendulum - lemony rose
Odontoglossum pulchellum - vanilla, rosy-floral
Oeniella polystachys - vanilla; lily-of-the-valley
Oncidium cheirophorum - citrus, lemon
Oncidium cheirophorum - citrus, lemon
Oncidium concolor - spiced apple pie
Oncidium crispum - musty, "like cockroaches"
Oncidium cucullatum - purple
Oncidium Gold Dust - floral
Oncidium Issaku Nagata "Volcano Queen" HCC/AOS - light floral
Oncidium longipes - aniseed, cinnamon
Oncidium maculatum - honey
Oncidium microchilum - cider
Oncidium ornithorhynchum "Lilac Blossom" - vanilla, "like a fresh morning", baby powder, grape, spicy, cinnamon, cocoa, candy sweet
Oncidium Sharry Baby "Misaki" - chocolate, vanilla
Oncidium tigrinum - vanilla, freesia
Oncidium Tsiku Marguerite - sweet, soapy
Oncidium Twinkle "Fragrance Fantasy" - sweet
Oncidium Twinkle "Red Fantasy" - sweet
Otaara Haw Yuan Bay "She Shu" - vanilla
Paphiopedilum Armeni White - citrus
Paphiopedilum delenatii - roses, lemon honey
Paphiopedilum emersonii - chocolate
Paphiopedilum Joyce Hasagawa - raspberry
Paphiopedilum kolopakingii - honeysuckle
Paphiopedilum Lynleigh Koopowitz - raspberry
Paphiopedilum lipoense - raspberry, apple
Peristeria elata - citrus, eucalyptus
Phalaenopsis amboinensis - musk
Phalaenopsis bellina - freesia, lily of the valley, rose cologne, touch of velvet, lemon
Phalaenopsis Caribbean Sunset "Sweet Fragrance" - floral rose
Phalaenopsis Desert Red "Ruby" - sweet
Phalaenopsis Dotty Woodson "Claudette" HCC/AOS - sweet
Phalaenopsis Ember "Blumen Insel" AM/AOS - floral rose
Phalaenopsis fasciata - rosy-floral
Phalaenopsis gigantea - orange peel
Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica - rosy floral
Phalaenopsis Kilby Cassviola "Sweet Fragrance" - spicy
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana - sweet
Phalaenopsis mannii - mandarin orange
Phalaenopsis Mini Mark "Holm" - sweet floral
Phalaenopsis modesta - honeysuckle, lilac, grapes, sweet candy
Phalaenopsis Orchid World "Bonnie Vasquez" AM/AOS - spicy
Phalaenopsis Orchid World "Roman Holiday" AM/AOS - spicy
Phalaenopsis Perfection Is "Chen" FCC/AOS - spicy, cloves, carnation
Phalaenopsis Samba - sweet floral
Phalaenopsis schilleriana - rose petals
Phalaenopsis Sweet Memory "Amy Dawn" AM/AOS - freesia
Phalaenopsis Valentinii - freesia
Phalaenopsis violacea - floral with a touch of spice and cinnamon
Phalaenopsis Mary Lillian Taylor "Desert Orange" AM/AOS - spicy
Phalaenopsis Wes Addison "Blood Brother" - floral
Phragmipedium Wilcox AM/AOS - roses
Pleurothallis cocornaensis - moldy socks
Pleurothallis ramulosa - sweet
Polystachya bella - fruity, like Lemon Pledge
Polystachya campyloglossa - bananas, strawberries
Polystachya cultriformis - lily-of-the-valley, lime blossoms
Polystachya Darling Star - floral
Polystachya fallax - jasmine, tropical fruit
Polystachya mazumbaiensis - rose, gardenia
Polystachya pubescens - honey
Potinara Burana Beauty "Burana" HCC/AOS - citrus
Potinara Free Spirit 'Lea'AM/AOS - sweet floral
Potinara Twentyfour Carat "Lea" AM/AOS - vanilla
Rangaeris amaniensis - lily-of-the-valley, lily
Rhyncholaelia digbyana - lily-of-the-valley, lemon
Rhyncholaelia glauca - rose, lily-of-the-valley, cyclamen
Rhynchostylis coelestis - citrus
Rhynchostylis gigantea Sagarik Strain - citrus
Rhynchostylis gigantea var. white - citrus
Rhynchostylis gigantea - citrus
Rhynchostylis illustre - citrus
Rhynchostylis retusa - citrus
Ronnyara Manuel Ugarte "H & R" - sweet floral
Schoenorchis fragrans - sweet
Schoenorchis gemmata - sweet
Sedirea japonica - clean and fresh lemon fragrance
Sigmatostalix radicans "HMO's Petite Prince" - honey
Sobennikoffia humbertiana - ears of corn
Sophrolaeliocattleya Haw Yuan Star "Pink Lady" - sweet, floral
Spathoglottis deplanche - fragrance of grape soda
Stanhopea candida - sweet
Stanhopea cirrhata - Vicks
Stanhopea costaricensis - very sweet, cloves, baby powder, spicy
Stanhopea ecornuta - fresh floral, cinnamon
Stanhopea emberei - chocolate
Stanhopea grandiflora - jasmine
Stanhopea jenischiana - cinnamon, fruity
Stanhopea oculata - chocolate
Stanhopea pulla - lemon-lime candy, cool minty, citrus
Stanhopea reichenbachiana - jasmine
Stanhopea saccata - cinnamon
Stanhopea tigrina - sweet
Stanhopea tricornis - jasmine
Stanhopea wardii - jasmine, floral hand soap, candy, chocolate
Stelis pusilla - sweet
Thunia marshalliana - orange
Trichocentrum albococcineum - floral
Trichocentrum Nathakhun - honey
Trichocentrum tigrinum - lily-of-the-valley
Trichoglottis philippinensis "Pololei" - ripe apples
Trichoglottis wenzellii - sweet
Trichopilia fragrans - narcissus
Trichopilia suavis - floral; intoxicating
Tuberolabium kotoense - floral
Tuberolabium odoratissium - sweet
Vanda coerulescens - like grape bubblegum, concord grapes
Vanda cristata - floral
Sweetheart - vanilla, cinnamon
Vanda Denisoniana - sweet
Sell Pat Delight - ripe grapes
Vanda Roeblingiana - sweet
Vanda tesselata - grapes, lilac
Vanda tricolor lime. sweet - vanilla
Tricolor sale - vanilla
Vascostylis Crownfox Red Gem - citrusy
Vascostylis Tham Yuen Hae "Blue Queen" HCC/RSPC, JC/AOS, HCC/AOS - jasmine
Woodwardara Adelaide - sweet
Zygocolax - sweet
Zygoneria - hyacinth
Zygopetalum Artur Elle "Tanzanite" AM/AOS - hyacinths, violets, sweet perfume
Zygopetalum BG White "Stonehurst" HCC/AOS, AM/AOS - hyacinths, violets, sweet perfume
Zygopetalum crinitum - spicy-floral, narcissus
Zygopetalum intermedium - pink, lilac
Zygopetalum mackayi - hyacinth, narcissus
Zygopetalum maxillare - floral
Zygopetalum Redvale "Fire Kiss" - hyacinth
Zygopetalum hybrids - sweet/spicy
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