Catasetum tenebrosa - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 03-29-2010, 07:12 PM

AAARRRRGGHHH!!! The dreaded female flowers!!! Well, upon closer inspection I found that these are actually hermaphroditic flowers, but either way.... AAARRGGG. Anywho, please enjoy these green hooded monsters!!

calvin_orchidL · #2 03-30-2010, 01:50 AM

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

kavanaru · #3 03-30-2010, 03:56 AM

Quote:

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 · #4 03-30-2010, 04:05 AM

Quote:

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.

Quote:

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 · #5 03-30-2010, 04:10 AM

Quote:

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 · #6 03-30-2010, 06:26 AM

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!

LauraN · #7 03-30-2010, 08:38 AM

I actually like the little gremlin looking female flowers. Last year my Catasetum Donna Wise had all male flowers, yet one hermaphrodite flower showed up on one spike; however, the little devil had no sexual parts what-so-ever!

isurus79 · #8 03-30-2010, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!

This is very true!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LauraN

I actually like the little gremlin looking female flowers. Last year my Catasetum Donna Wise had all male flowers, yet one hermaphrodite flower showed up on one spike; however, the little devil had no sexual parts what-so-ever!

Bummer! That one flower tried so hard to be both, but ended up with nothing!!