This is my first Stanhopea and thus, the first one I have bloomed growing in the house. It was given to me by a fellow member in our orchid society since he had other Stans and didn't have the room. It was labeled as S. ecornuta, but now realize that it is in fact S. graveolens. It has spectacular flowers, but boy does it STINK. It smells like super strong moth balls and it literally fills my entire house with fragrance. I have a bunch of windows open trying to air out the place...and that is no exaggeration. Now I know why it is called graveolens meaning the "fragrant stanhopea". Anyway, I grow this in a west window behind venetian blinds as you can see in the pic. Watered every other day when in growth and about every 3-4 days during winter.

Close up side view of a flower

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Close up of a flower, looking head on from below it

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Inflorescence showing all five flowers

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Entire plant

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