Catasetum tenebrosa

[calvin_orchidL]

how strange and bizzare! Care to share how to induce male/female flowers? I recall something about temperature...or maybe it's light

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by calvin_orchidL

how strange and bizzare! Care to share how to induce male/female flowers? I recall something about temperature...or maybe it's light

Often explained as due to too much light, but being a mature plants plays a major role (IMO)

Isurus, do you have access to Catasetum, Mormodes, Cycnoches, Galeandra, or similar pollen? I would use the seldom chance to cross it...

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by calvin_orchidL

how strange and bizzare! Care to share how to induce male/female flowers? I recall something about temperature...or maybe it's light

High light produces female flowers, lower light produces female flowers and hermaphroditic flowers are produced...? Ramon is right about the maturity of the plant though. More mature, large plants tend to be more inclined towards female flowers. Young/small plants almost always have male flowers.

Originally Posted by kavanaru

Often explained as due to too much light, but being a mature plants plays a major role (IMO)

Isurus, do you have access to Catasetum, Mormodes, Cycnoches, Galeandra, or similar pollen? I would use the seldom chance to cross it...

I have an unknown Catasetinae that I brought back from Panama some years ago (June 2007) as a TINY plant that I am truly amazed lived through the ordeal. Its first bloom should show itself within the next week and I will need some help identifying it! I just might cross it too!

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by isurus79

I have an unknown Catasetinae that I brought back from Panama some years ago (June 2007) as a TINY plant that I am truly amazed lived through the ordeal. Its first bloom should show itself within the next week and I will need some help identifying it! I just might cross it too!

Curious about that one

Ctsm. tenebrosum normally produces very interesting colored hybrids....

[Gena]

Common, Steve, don’t be angry!
The benefit of Catasetums female flowers is their stronger fragrance compared with the males. Despite it they last longer!