Holiday Turkey Never Smelled So Good: 4 Food Scented Orchids

Here is a list of orchids that smell like sweet holiday food. These orchids also generally bloom around the holidays.

1. Oncidium “Sherry Baby Sweet Fragrance:”

Oncidium Sherry Baby Image from hanaflowers.com

This orchid smells exactly like a chocolate Sunday.

2. Cattleya hybrid Potinara Burana Beauty Burana:

This is a fun striped orchid that smells like a floral centerpiece.

3. Oncidium Ornithorhynchum

Smells sort of like candy, or bubble gum. This plant blooms with tons of pink flower. Here is a picture of the one I have blooming right now.

4. Cattleya Percivaliana

Smells like bread dough, with a lot of yeast. It is an odd smell, but does remind one of food. This orchid is often called the Christmas orchid, because it generally blooms in November or December. Here is a picture of the one I have that’s blooming right now.