Cycnoches pentadactylon 'Galaxy' 4n

Cycnoches pentadactylon 'Galaxy' 4n originated in the market from Jumbo Orchids in Taiwan. This one is a tetraploid mutant form from their clone stock, and it expresses the polyploidy by having larger, though otherwise similar flowers to the normal form.

I found it hard to get a good photo on this blooming due to the arrangement and number of flowers, plus the lighting conditions. The flowers are a light greenish to creamy white hue with purplish blotches in all parts.

The remarkable feature of these flowers is their fragrance, which is a potent and very delicious rich vanilla-like scent. The fragrance is rather different than the camphorous scent of the warscewiczii/lehmanii/chlorochilon branch of this genus.

My plant is still small. I am looking forward to seeing what this interesting plant can do.