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title: "The first flowers on my nepenthes’ favorite companion, Haraella…"
description: "The first flowers on my nepenthes’ favorite companion, Haraella Odorata (Retrocallus)! I’ll try to get some better shots. Surprisingly hard to get decent…"
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author: "nepenthomancer"
published: "2024-06-24T22:24:33.158714Z"
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# The first flowers on my nepenthes’ favorite companion, Haraella…

_Posted by nepenthomancer on 2024-06-24_

The first flowers on my nepenthes’ favorite companion, Haraella Odorata (Retrocallus)!  
I’ll try to get some better shots. Surprisingly hard to get decent photos, and they’re very delicate. I know I definitely need to refresh the spagnum it’s in and there’s a bit of white something growing on the wood mount-I have poured hydrogen peroxide over it, used fungicide everything I can think of and it’s unchanged oh well. Conditions are 65f at night 75f during the day, 12hrs indirect bright full spec, and very importantly humidity stays over 60%. I water whenever the roots looked silvery or the spag dried out sometimes it’s everyday. Very easy going despite being a bit picky about humidity. 🖤

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## 10 comments

### Jen commented on 2024-06-25

What a cutie! Love the floofy lip!

#### nepenthomancer replied on 2024-06-25

It’s such a unique flower it looks like it should have been loads more work to bloom! I’m struggling in dendribiums right now 😂

### MeasomerPi commented on 2024-06-25

Very cool!

Does it have a scent?

#### nepenthomancer replied on 2024-06-25

Not that I can tell but according to other sources it should have a “sweet citrus smell” wow I thought orchid all smelled of vanilla and chocolates!

#### Jen replied on 2024-06-25

I have a zygo that smells like black pepper, and a brassocattlya that smells just like lemon Pledge. 😂

#### nepenthomancer replied on 2024-06-26

Oh no not pledge 😂

### MeasomerPi commented on 2024-06-25

I have a dendroboum that smells like bug spray. Lucky me 😕

#### Jen replied on 2024-06-26

😂 how is it supposed to attract pollinators?! Lol, these hybrids are completely going against evolution.

#### nepenthomancer replied on 2024-06-26

Today they smell strongly of roses! This is incredible I am so pleased!

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#### MeasomerPi replied on 2024-06-26

How lovely!

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