Saccatum Catesetum in bloom.

[vanda2020]

Growing location, is West Texas. My Catasetum Saccatum orchid is in bloom for the first time, another spike is coming. Grows in filtered sun under a large oak tree for most of the year on a cork mount. The rest of the year it is inside under grow lights when in bloom or outside in a polytunnel greenhouse with a heater. I also own a Catesetum Incurvum I will post pictures of that in the comments, and you can see how the flowers are close yet different. I found the Saccatum flowers were larger and the frills were different.

[vanda2020]

This is the Incurvum Catasetum I also own. You can see the difference between the two.

[vanda2020]

The two things that do not help with growing in West Texas is the hail we get every so often. I have to run and grab plants.

[isurus79]

Cool! With the arid conditions of west Texas, have you considered potting in the PET method?

[vanda2020]

isurus79, I have a few in PET. The ones doing good in that are staying. However, I have those who seemed to do better on cork. I have seen more root growth in them, faster growth, and good blooming. I go by a plant by plant basis. This year, most of the Catesetums that bloomed were on cork. I even got multiple spikes. They do get heavy on the cork. I hang them up using clamps rated for heavy and fishing line rated for over 300 lbs weight. They sit the season out under an oak tree.