This orchid is blooming for me again, with three spikes in bloom. She's growing in a wooden hanging basket, potted completely in sphagnum moss and gets about one to two hours of direct sunlight followed by very shaded sunlight the rest of the day. I water when the moss is dry to the touch, fertilize every other week lightly since moss holds onto minerals and salts better than other potting mediums. I've had great results in the sphagnum for the Oncidiinae Subtribe orchids I grow in baskets.Currently the Royal Horticultural Society, responsible for the orchid classification system used worldwide, has this classified as an Oncidium. It is, however, sometimes called Miltonidium Rosy Sunset, as this orchid's parentage includes a plant that has been named as both Miltonia warscewiczii or Oncidium fuscatum.
I was told it was fragrant, but didn't pick up any the first time it bloomed for me. This time around, I have to say it smells very sweet in the morning; like a floral, spicy vanilla. It is not as strongly scented later in the day or at night. The vanilla scent makes sense, as one of the parents of this orchid is the highly scented Oncidium ornithorhynchum. The second picture includes a better look at the basket, the plant and the three spikes.
