fragrance in dendrobiums?

[cassier]

I have a den in bloom and has been for months now. When it started blooming I noticed that it had a fragrance. Is this common in dens? It's colors are white and purple. When the flowers bloomed the white was greenish.
The parents are Den. Pretty Misaki x Den. Madame Vipa. This was a 3 dollar pick up at Lowe's The name may not be correct. It was wrapped in foil so maybe it is correct.
thanks
cassie

[kmarch]

Fragrance is not uncommon in dendrobiums. My Den tetragonums smell a bit like vanilla and my Den Yukadarumi (sp?) smells like raspberry with peppercorns. Also I've grown Den antenatum and that is fragrant as well. I mention antenatum because sometimes this or other antelope dendrobiums are used in breeding the complex hybrids like yours.

[linda_shel]

Madame Vipa is a Den phalaenopsis type if that helps at all. The other parent is unregistered.

[patticake]

I've been an avid african violet grower in the past. This is one of the things that violets are lacking- fragrance! I'm hoping that that too, will be hybridized into them soon- but for now, I'll enjoy the fragrance of my dendrobian!

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by linda_shel

Madame Vipa is a Den phalaenopsis type if that helps at all. The other parent is unregistered.

If I'm not mistaken, in order for a cross to be registered, the parents must also be registered. The parentage should be listed in the RHS database. I'll check it out to see what I can find out.

[cassier]

Thanks everyone for your great knowledge and help.
cassie

[Anton]

Kevin, I need to check something here, is it Den antenatum OR Den antennatum ?

I was under the impression the latter was the correct spelling ???