Aerangis fastuosa

The Aerangis fastuosa orchid has been fully open for a couple days now, and it's beautiful.  This species is native to Madagascar, but mine was propagated in the US.  I got it as a young plant, and this is its first bloom.



This is the fourth Aerangis species I have bloomed, and like Aerangis mystacidii and Aerangis punctata, is a highly fragrant orchid, especially in the evening (my Aerangis citrata hasn't seemed to have much of a scent).  This one (fastuosa) has heavier scent than the others; less floral and more musky, in a really good way.



The flower is about an inch across, and the nectary (spur) is three inches long.  Not bad for a plant with a leaf spread of only three and a half inches!



Such a pretty plant.