Trichopilia suavis

A very fragrant South American species that has incredible white fragrant flowers with red spotted lips. Grow as you would an oncidium; likes to approach dryness between watering. The plant is of a nice compact size but the flowers are quite large for the plant and are stunning to look at. Not often seen in today's collections. The illustration is from an old illustrated orchid book called Lindenia. The photo of the large flowering plant in a basket is by Eduardo Pacheco.