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Aeranthes grandiflora Lindl. syn. Aeranthes brachycentron Regel - Orchidaceae - Large-flowered Aeranthes

Epiphytic orchid, native to Madagascar, also cultivated as house plant.

„It is characterized by long, spindly, naturally hanging inflorescences and relatively large, semi-translucent flowers which open successively over a long period of time; do not cut the inflorescence after the first flower has faded, as these plants rebloom abundantly.“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeranthes_grandiflora

The flowers are night-scented. „… its scent is initially reminiscent of freshly-baked butter cookies and, therafter, of floral-herbaeous notes. This aspect, unique amongst alle the orchis investigated, is largely due to 2,3-pentandione, 3,4-hexandione, phenyl-1,2-propandione, and benzaldehyde.“
[The scent of orchids: olfactory and chemical investigations., Kaiser, R., Elsevier Science Publishers BV., 1993, 130-131 and 193]

Aeranthes grandiflora, Berggarten Hannover, Foto Stefan Neuwirth
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