The orchid is in the conservatory, so gets plenty of light, although I
do keep it out of direct sunlight as I thought they didn`t like it.

I bought the orchid in the early afternoon, and it was fragrant then,
but this afternoon? Not a whiff :-( Still, it is very pretty and I
am so pleased to have got it to flower again.

Thank you for the replies
Kate

"Ray B" wrote in message
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Some plants are also scent-responsive to sunlight, so if they are
indoors, nothing.

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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Hi, Kate,

Orchids can vary as to when they are fragrant. There are varieties
(like Brassavola nodosa) which are fragrant only in the evening, for
example. So, try sniffing at different times of the day, for
starters.

I don't pretend to understand the science behind this, but I find
that my fragrant orchids are less so when they are in the house, so
that might be another consideration.

About those dried sheaths: some Cattleyas develop more than one
sheath, so never take off the ones that look dry unless you are
absolutely certain that they are done for.

Diana

"Kate" wrote in message
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When I bought the plant last year (from a garden centre, so variety
unknown) its flowers were very sweetly scented. To my delight, I
have
managed to flower it again, and the first two flowers have just
opened,
but they have no scent. Shouldn`t they smell immediately on
opening? I
noticed the same with a zygopetalum : scented when I bought it, but
not
any more. Maybe it`s me, although my husband cannot smell them
either.

Incidentally, when the flower spikes were just beginning to show at
the
top of the canes (pseudobulbs?) on the cattleya, they were green.
Then
they turned brown and I thought that they had rotted. I was going
to
pull them out with tweezers, in case they caused the canes to rot,
but,
fortunately, I didn`t do it straightaway, because the brown sheaths
split and the buds appeared. Didn`t know that. Do now!

Thanks
Kate