I think I’m starting to see a trend amongst my favorite flowers…. they’re mostly pink (I must be a girly girl after all, who knew?). This beautiful orchid is a phalaenopsis hybrid with a name I can no longer remember. I do however remember vividly the sweet aroma that this gorgeous flower produced every morning when it would see the sun. The fact that I remember the specific scents and not the names of most of my orchids is likely due to the fact that our sense of smell is the sense most closely linked with the memory areas of our brain. We thus associate those smells with specific memories and emotions. The scent of orchids reminds me of watering my plants in the morning sun while enjoying a cup of tea. Happy memories everyone!
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It’s a beautiful orchid. After contemplating his image and read your text … I think I smell your sweet perfume …
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Thank you Jacint! It must be a very powerful perfume indeed for you to smell it from all the way over there 😉
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:):):)
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That’s a beauty, all right! How large is the flower? At first it seemed to be about the size of a lantana blossom, but now I’m thinking it’s considerably larger. I’d love a chance to sample that fragrance.
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I’m so glad you think so, it is definitely a favorite of mine! It’s slightly larger than a frangipani flower (so medium size in terms of other phalaenopsis orchids). Wish I could embed smells into my website 😉
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Lovely post and flower!
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Thanks Belinda 🙂
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I love pink and purple flowers. The ones you photograph are always sweet and delicate.
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Hi Helene, thanks for the complement. I am so glad to hear that we share a love of pink and purple flowers 🙂
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Beautifully captured, would love to smell this orchid.
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Thank you, happy to hear you liked it, I wish I could share the scent with everyone over the internet 🙂
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this is an absolute beauty laura!! =pp
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