{"id":47885,"date":"2025-02-11T20:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T04:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=47885"},"modified":"2025-02-20T20:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:01:12","slug":"a-rose-by-another-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/11\/a-rose-by-another-name\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rose by Another Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_9_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47898 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_9_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flower, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, flower with water drops, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_9_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_9_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_9_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_5_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47894 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_5_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, close-up of orchid species flower, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, flower with water drops, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_5_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_5_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_5_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_5_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_4_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47893 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_4_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flowers, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, flowers with water drops, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_4_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_4_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_4_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_4_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When is a rose <em>not<\/em> a rose? Maybe when it&#8217;s an orchid that smells like a rose. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/category\/mini-orchids\/\">mini orchid<\/a> has small flowers with big fragrance. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/27\/a-sweet-little-caucaea-orchid\/\">I&#8217;ve blogged before about this beautiful Caucaea species.<\/a> It&#8217;s an easy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/category\/cool-growers\/\">cool grower<\/a> with a delicious rose scent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_3_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47892 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_3_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flowers, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_3_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_3_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_3_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_3_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47891 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_2_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flower, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_2_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_2_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_2_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47890 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flower, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last autumn, this plant&#8217;s blooms were damaged during a windy storm. Happily, it grew a replacement spike last month. Despite its diminutive size, I can catch its perfume from several steps away in our back garden. It&#8217;s proof that a rose by another name can smell just as sweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_8_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47897 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_8_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flowers, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, flowers with water drops, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_8_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_8_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_8_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_8_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_7_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47896 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_7_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flower, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, flower with water drops, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_7_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_7_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_7_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_6_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47895 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_6_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, orchid species flower, Phalaenopsis-Like Oncidium, fragrant miniature orchid, flower with water drops, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_6_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_6_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_6_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_6_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When is a rose not a rose? Maybe when it&#8217;s an orchid that smells like a rose. This mini orchid has small flowers with big fragrance. I&#8217;ve blogged before about this beautiful Caucaea species. It&#8217;s an easy cool grower with a delicious rose scent. Last autumn, this plant&#8217;s blooms were damaged during a windy storm. 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