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Are Butterfly Orchids Fragrant? Yes, these orchids do have a distinctive fragrance. Some liken it to honey, while others compare it to sandalwood or cloves.

Fragrant orchids also are making a comeback, he said. Some orchids have a scent strong enough to carry through several rooms. “They smell like jasmine,” Rogers said.

Many are delicate but some, such as the king orchid (Dendrobium speciosum), bloom in flamboyant, fragrant yellow sprays. It can be found, clinging to sandstone rocks, in northeast-facing positions.

So now the orchid — muse to Charles Darwin, renowned for its beauty, sniffed for its fragrance, and collected and grown by the most passionate of green thumbs — is poised to make a comeback.

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The Deep South Orchid Society will host its 35th annual show on April 1 and April 2 at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens.