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02-23-2024, 11:24 AM
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Catasetum ivaneae
Catasetum ivaneae ('Purple Fantasy' x 'No. 2'). First bloomer from last year's SVO offering. 15 flowers, so I can only imagine what a mature plant looks like in bloom! no fragrance that I can detect.
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02-23-2024, 01:20 PM
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Gorgeous!
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02-23-2024, 01:57 PM
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Very nice!
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02-23-2024, 02:18 PM
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Cool species! Why is it that it only recently became popular?
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02-23-2024, 06:28 PM
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Killer!
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02-24-2024, 11:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis_W
Cool species! Why is it that it only recently became popular?
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Because you’ve only been able to buy them in the USA without importing them since SVO released them in 2023. They’re very popular in South America. |
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02-26-2024, 10:43 AM
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so I finally got a mild minty/eucalyptus fragrance. it was at the Amherst orchid show and most of the flowers faded pretty quickly. I know catasetums often have short flower life but upon further inspection I think the rapid fading had to do with the sniffers shooting off all the pollinia! (in their defense someone stuck a "smell me" sign in the vicinity, although I believe that was directed at a Den. kingianum). I was able to save 8 out of 30 pollinia, since I'm told this one has pretty good color and decent form...
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02-26-2024, 12:22 PM
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I have found that any jostling around can trigger pollina and shorten flower life... I mostly don't take them to meetings for that reason, I selfishly want to enjoy them. If I take it someplace to show off, it only makes it to one meeting or show, then fades, alas.
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02-26-2024, 01:55 PM
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yeah, I was milling around for 20 min before breakdown, and watching people go up to these plants and get their noses in there was a sight to behold. I wonder how many got shot by pollinia!
like a pack of bomb sniffing dogs I say.
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02-26-2024, 02:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmoney
yeah, I was milling around for 20 min before breakdown, and watching people go up to these plants and get their noses in there was a sight to behold. I wonder how many got shot by pollinia!
like a pack of bomb sniffing dogs I say.
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Not so funny if they aren't wearing glasses and get one of these stuck to an eyeball!. But I find that just moving them from one place to another (like into the car) can trigger them. Almost impossible to not lose at least a few. |
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