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Stan. saccata --cinnamon or mothballs?
My --Stanhopea saccata-- is blooming nicely. The tag says the flowers
smell like cinnamon. They reek of mothballs to my nose. BTW, my mother and sister in Apopka, FL are OK. They got over 15 inches of rain, but they are on elevated ground, so they had no flooding. J. Del Col |
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Stan. saccata --cinnamon or mothballs?
Don't know about the Stanhopea, but I'm glad your family is okay. Many have
had less luck. Diana "jadel" wrote in message ... My --Stanhopea saccata-- is blooming nicely. The tag says the flowers smell like cinnamon. They reek of mothballs to my nose. BTW, my mother and sister in Apopka, FL are OK. They got over 15 inches of rain, but they are on elevated ground, so they had no flooding. J. Del Col |
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Stan. saccata --cinnamon or mothballs?
Ditto that I'm happy your family is OK. 4 landfalls is a record, no?
As to the stanhopea I've noticed the same thing in cattleyas, that the first fragarence to hit your nose is sweet then later its either old melons or mothballs. I have no idea if the mothball fragarence is particularly attractive to male euglossine bees. I know Lankersteriana published a few article in Spanish, but alas I don't read Spanish very well anymore. I *think* Rudolph Jenny did an article in 'Orchids' a month or two ago, but really, Google is your friend. Nina Rach from Houston has the Stanhopea pages and a quick email to her would probably yeild a good response. http://stanhopea.autrevie.com/stanhopea_saccata.html Always a good source of knowledge. K Barrett "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . Don't know about the Stanhopea, but I'm glad your family is okay. Many have had less luck. Diana "jadel" wrote in message ... My --Stanhopea saccata-- is blooming nicely. The tag says the flowers smell like cinnamon. They reek of mothballs to my nose. BTW, my mother and sister in Apopka, FL are OK. They got over 15 inches of rain, but they are on elevated ground, so they had no flooding. J. Del Col |
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Stan. saccata --cinnamon or mothballs?
On Aug 24, 6:38*pm, "K Barrett" wrote:
Ditto that I'm happy your family is OK. *4 landfalls is a record, no? As to the stanhopea I've noticed the same thing in cattleyas, that the first fragarence to hit your nose is sweet then later its either old melons or mothballs. I have no idea if the mothball fragarence is particularly attractive to male euglossine bees. *.... The blooms seem to be extremely attractive to bumblees, so pollinator bees may be the target for the scent. Discovered today that Stan. oculata (sp?) is also producing spikes, along with Coel. massangeana. J. Del Col |
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Stan. saccata --cinnamon or mothballs?
The smell thing may be partially due to your age. Nothing developmental or
anything like that. But way back when I was growing up ladies in the church had some sort of competition at Easter as to who could be smelled from the greatest distance. Some wore a whole floral bouquet rather than just a corsage. The centerpiece was almost always a large fragrant cattleya. For some that was enough. Others added baby's breath or ferns. Then there were those who went over-the-top by adding freesias or even a gardenia or two. I like the fragrance of each but not in combination! I think the cattleya is the most aquired fragrance to like. It seems to me to be much more complex. But more importantly, I didn't get to smell them frequently... just when getting a hug from Grandma or Mom. Gary "jadel" wrote in message ... My --Stanhopea saccata-- is blooming nicely. The tag says the flowers smell like cinnamon. They reek of mothballs to my nose. BTW, my mother and sister in Apopka, FL are OK. They got over 15 inches of rain, but they are on elevated ground, so they had no flooding. J. Del Col |
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Stan. saccata --cinnamon or mothballs?
On Aug 24, 6:38*pm, "K Barrett" wrote:
Ditto that I'm happy your family is OK. *4 landfalls is a record, no? As to the stanhopea I've noticed the same thing in cattleyas, that the first fragarence to hit your nose is sweet then later its either old melons or mothballs. I have no idea if the mothball fragarence is particularly attractive to male euglossine bees. *I know Lankersteriana published a few article in Spanish, but alas I don't read Spanish very well anymore. *I *think* Rudolph Jenny did an article in 'Orchids' a month or two ago, but really, Google is your friend. *Nina Rach from Houston has the Stanhopea pages and a quick email to her would probably yeild a good response.http://stanhopea.autrevie.com/stanhopea_saccata.html Thanks for the rederences. All this has led me to an article about the accidental introduction of a euglossine bee, --Euglossa viridissima-- into south Florida around a Ft. Lauderdale butterfly park. The bees have since moved into the surrounding areas. The --Stan. saccata-- flowers are gone now, but the other Stanhopea should open in a few days. I'll try to see what kinds of bees it attracts. As I posted earlier, the saccata was a big hit with bumblebees. BTW, I live in West Virginia, so the --Euglossa viridissima-- won't be putting in an appearance. J. Del Col |
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