Russell Studebaker: Easy-to-grow orchid gives off citrus scent | Tulsa World

The Lady of the Night Orchid, seen here in the greenhouse of Tulsa orchardist Joe Bedwell, is named for the citrusy fragrance that the blooms emit only after dark. RUSSELL STUDEBAKER/Courtesy

For those who love the smell of citrus and exotic orchid flowers, a plant to know and grow is Brassavola nodosa.

Orchid experts say it is one of the easiest orchids to grow, even on a sunny windowsill. I grew one in the Woodward Park greenhouses, that is until someone admired it so much that the plant left with them. But at last I have reconnected with this orchid and have two flowering sized plants that I ordered online.