Cycnoches pentadactylon

[Gena]

It is always interesting to compare male flowers with female, so here is female flower on the same plant from last year.

[isurus79]

Wow, that is very different! What an unusual looking female Cycnoches. Thanks for the comparison!

[isdaojon]

I absolutly love it!

I especially like the colour of the anther cap on the male flowers.

[greenbean]

AHHHHHH! VAMPIRE PTERODACTYLS FROM OUTERSPACE!!!!!!

spare me o mighty space birds!

Quickly, soldiers! To your steeds!

Call ! Call ! Call anyone!

Bring it on, I'm ready for ya!! .......


Sorry, Gena. I couldn't help myself. When I see flowers as amazing and inspiring as yours, I have to run with it. BTW, that second picture of the male flowers from the most recent bloom would make an incredible calendar photo!!!! Save it for next year!!

[Bruno De Toni]

I would not imagine that this cycnoches has female flowers bending the petals backwards. Interesting for this case, male are prettier than female.

[Roly0217]

Gena that is a beautiful set of flowers on the second blooming. I absolutely fell in love with Cycnoches. I so want to get a pentodactylon. Hopefully soon before the end of the year or I might get it early next year or whenever they are in active growth again.

[Gena]

Originally Posted by Jan Pahl

Gena... it is really strange to see female flowers with backward petals,that don't happen in maculatum for example... My question is the following, is that the normal behaviour in this species or is possible that the flower is hermaphroditic (in this case more close to female than male hermaphrodite).

It is indeed, Jan! And you are absolutely right, female flowers of Cycnoches, at least those which I have on my plants or seen, are flat.
This one was flat from the beginning, but with age petals and sepals started turned backwards. I was very surprised and yes, my first thought was that it must be hermaphroditic flower. Because of it I inspected flower very carefully ….. what I can say, I couldn’t find not a single trace from male flowers, so I’m pretty sure that it was a female flower. Does it typical for this particular species, for me it hard to say, because it bloomed only once with female flowers and I didn’t see female flowers on Cycnoches pentadactylon somewhere else. We will see in future how it will be!

Originally Posted by Bruno De Toni

Interesting for this case, male are prettier than female.

Bruno, I agree with you completely, males in this case are much more interesting!

[Gena]

Steve,
isdaojon,
Evan,
Rolando,
Thank you very much, guys!

Originally Posted by Roly0217

I absolutely fell in love with Cycnoches.

Oh, Rolando, I fell in love with them each single time I see them in a price list! Even with those which I already have!

Originally Posted by Roly0217

I so want to get a pentodactylon. Hopefully soon before the end of the year or I might get it early next year or whenever they are in active growth again.

Well, in US you really do have good possibility to get one, and very good one!
I do not remember if I mentioned it before but my plant is from Brazil, from Chácara Bela Vista.
I wish you that you get one soon!