The Vanilla Bean Orchid

Hi,
I was wondering has anyone grown Vanilla Bean Orchid ? I will really appreciate if you can suggest where to buy the plant from? is it easy to look after? Also is the plant itself aromatic as well?

thanks in advance

 

Not sure, but I think you might need to buy a bit of rainforest for this one, or at least a large humid hot house.

 

haha @pete

 

I did see see it growing well in the tropical biome at the Eden Project on my last couple of visits. Gives you some idea of the conditions required. I suspect that light levels and day length maybe a problem in the UK, I don't know if the Eden project use supplementary lighting in the tropical biome
I don't remember the plant smelling.
Some more info at this link
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090905220249AAjGpqH

 

I think that you're correct. As I recall it is an equatorial genus so will probably not take well to our wide range of daylight hours over the course of a year.
I also seem to remember that it grows very tall?
If you want to try it a] I'll be interested to hear how you get on, and b] I seem to recall seeing it available on a German orchid dealers site. Not saved in my bookmarks, but try adding Germany to a google search.

 

I grew one for a time when I had orchids.
Not that difficult, just need some vertical space. And I guess it would be possible on a well lit windowsill. Though I guess that the vines need to be fairly well developed before they will flower - mine never did.

Try Equatorial, they sell unusual orchid seedlings:
http://www.equatorialplants.com/index.html

As do Withrington School
http://wsbeorchids.org/