This one's been on my wish list for a while. I just don't have the room quite yet. By 'doesn't smell very nice', do you mean that it doesn't have much scent, or that it actually smells unpleasant?

That's a wonderful looking set of blooms, regardless of how it smells!

Oooh la la...it doesn't get much better than that!
Do you grow it in deep shade? I think I give mine too much light. I *know* I give them too much fungus. :(

I have a few nice spikes growing on some things but I dare not even mention the names at this point for fear of jinxing them.

I just came in from trying to identify the "fragrance." It defies anything I can put my finger on. Maybe a chewed wad of spearmint gum that's been left to soak in a pan of water a few days?

I've seen this one grown in "bright phal/low catt" light, which it handles just fine. Those plants I noted had much longer spikes with more flowers. Mine is in probably the darkest part of my cool wall, but doesn't seem to mind...except perhaps with fewer blooms. Interesting that when my biloba was a couple seasons old, I had it in very bright conditions and it put out three or four 3-foot-plus spikes. Since orienting it where it is now, in shadier conditions, it has continued to grow well, but only spits out 18" spikes. Party pooper!

-Bruce

WOW this is really something! Congrats on the blooms and thanks for the interesting light info, although the fragrance leaves something to be desired...

Like Mr. B I will cease mentioning anything about the spikes I have. My mooreana blasted to bits days before opening - it was tragic.

Mr. B - how do you know they're getting too much fungus!