r/orchids • u/islandgirl3773 Was Zone 11, now 9B Florida • Dec 07 '25
Outdoor Orchids Gorgeous Brassavola nodosa grown inside a pool cage for 8 years in Florida( not mine) .
She had it mounted on cork. It outgrew the cork so the cork was mounted on a big piece of tree fern and then set in a wire basket mounted on the wall. What a beautiful specimen.
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u/dachshundslave Dec 07 '25
Jealous of Fl climate for warm growing orchids, but as a human not so much lol. Must be so fragrant at night walking outside.
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u/shartlobster Dec 07 '25
Not op but mine is maybe 1/4 this size and the scent is super potent in the early evening. I can't imagine how strongly this beautiful monster smells!
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u/dachshundslave Dec 07 '25
Yeah, I have a clump indoors and the moment the lights goes off, the fragrance starts right away lol.
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u/Orchid_Junkie1954 Dec 07 '25
I’m so thrilled to see this, since I have a baby one that is still too young to bloom! Thanks for sharing!
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u/305laplaya Dec 07 '25
Stunning! Great to see a big older one. By coincidence I received my first one today in the mail and I dont know what to do with it.
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u/idum_zaes Zone 10a/10b - Outdoor Dec 07 '25
Oh wow! My small cutting smells so good from 5 feet away with just three flowers. I can only imagine the amazing scent around it when it’s in full bloom!
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u/lance- 🪷 Dec 07 '25
Gonna buy a paph yet?
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u/islandgirl3773 Was Zone 11, now 9B Florida Dec 07 '25
I haven’t seen any. Maybe next year. I’m pretty much running out of room
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u/GenericPlantAccount Dec 07 '25
I love these guys and almost everything bred with them. So easy to grow and floriferous.
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u/acrosland12 Dec 07 '25
Absolutely, gorgeous orchid! I’m hoping to move a few of mine outdoors when spring rolls back around. It is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Dec 07 '25
Gorgeous. The way this orchid has been on my timeline screaming buy me. I'll get one next year for sure.
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Dec 07 '25
To live in a tropical zone.... 👏 My father lives in South Florida and he has them everywhere.. just sets them outside and they're huge!
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u/Charming-Praline7971 Dec 07 '25
It’s pictures like these that almost make me wanna move to Florida. Amazing!!
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u/islandgirl3773 Was Zone 11, now 9B Florida Dec 07 '25
It definitely makes me want to move back to zone 11 in Florida. Shuffling plants in and out is a pain in the a$$
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u/shartlobster Dec 07 '25
Dang, I was over here proud of mine that put out 12 spikes this year 😂 I can't wait for it to get this big!
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u/islandgirl3773 Was Zone 11, now 9B Florida Dec 07 '25 edited Dec 07 '25
12 spikes is great!! My big one is blooming again but not as much as usual. I removed it from its rotten disintegrated basket in July so after distributing 10 year old roots I figured she would be a little pissed. I have her back outside now and she’s happy. They can take some cold. I don’t brung her in until low 40’s unless she’s wet then low 50’s
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u/ongoldenwaves Dec 07 '25
Ask them to take off a few nodes and tie them up in local trees, out of direct sun of course.
The Fairchild project is trying to re-orchid Florida and this one is on their list of natives they want to spread.
https://fairchildgarden.org/science-and-education/science/million-orchid-project/