Catasetum Penang Sweetheart

[ottercottage]

Catasetum Penang Sweetheart. 3 blooms first blooming.

[isurus79]

Very cool! I like the rabbit ears on top and the yellow dot at the center. Do you know the parentage of this one?

[ottercottage]

There's a third leaf behind the two that I don't think is fully open yet...I wanted to catch the effect of the dolphin-looking interior on the right. I'll check parentage.
This is my first catasetum to bloom so I have lots to learn.

[ottercottage]

Penang Sweetheart is Ctsm. pileatum var. imperial x Ctsm. Susan Fuchs. The plant is approx. 18" tall. The blooms are about 4".

[cb977]

This is the only thing I found in Orchidwiz:

Catasetum Penang
(Catasetum Susan Fuchs x Catasetum pileatum)

Otter, that's a real beauty!
These guys spit...do not put it at eye level. It can be dangerous.

[Dorothy]

Sue is right about the spitting Catasetum - The article within this thread is very interesting - Catasetum - Orchids That Attack

[dgenovese1]

OtterCottage,

I think that your catasetum is very cool! Way to go on your first blooming.

[ottercottage]

I didn't know it spits!!! That's okay, I'll probably forget to tell that to my husband...

[cb977]

I wasn't kidding about not holding it at eye level...a friend of mine knows somebody who had one spit directly into his eye and it took surgery to remove it

[ottercottage]

Wow, thanks for the warning. I faced it toward the window. I'll have to read more about it.