Aerides odorata (Fragrant Aerides)

Fragrant aerides is an epiphytic orchid native from southern China into tropical Asia. Several drooping flower stalks can develop at once, each carrying a dense row of blossoms. The fragrant flowers vary from white to purple and are often marked with purple at the tips. The three-lobed lip wraps around the central column, and the slender, horn-shaped spur curves forward beneath it. Photographed in Florida.