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07-05-2013, 04:43 PM
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Catasetum schunkei
Coming from Peru, this is one of the most beautiful Catasetums I've ever seen.
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07-05-2013, 05:13 PM
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Agree! And a healthy looking plant too. Does it smell?
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07-05-2013, 06:00 PM
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hello,. I do have one I took from peru as well, it just awakened for me and it is growing a new growth.
I am not familiar with this guy, can you please confirm that it flowers from leafless bulbs ?
cheers!
Antonio.
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07-05-2013, 08:16 PM
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I've never seen this one before and I love it! It looks like has a small plant. How tall does it get with leaves?
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07-05-2013, 09:09 PM
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Wow! Awesome!
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07-05-2013, 09:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by isurus79
I've never seen this one before and I love it! It looks like has a small plant. How tall does it get with leaves?
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it is a small plant , (judging by the size of my mature bulbs on mine) |
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07-06-2013, 06:31 PM
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As for the plant size: I do have a copy of the original description of Dodson & Bennett in Icones Plantarum Tropicarum, but it would be much effort to dig it out.
The bulb size is average, so I guess the plant size would be the same.
And there is no significant scent.
In fact I purchased 3 plants of Ctsm. schunkei 2-3 years back and had enormous problems to start them growing well ( I can say that I am not a newbie and relatively familiar with growing Catasetums). I lost most , only one small plant from this purchase survived and is doing fine now.
When I met Manolo Arias again this year in April, I was scared of spending more money for a difficult growing species and bought what seemed a strong plant with 4 bulbs labelled Ctsm. stevensonii.
Instead of starting a new lead, the bulbs started to flower and it turned out to be Ctsm. schunkei.
All I know is that in nature schunkei keeps a long rest period of 4-5 months. But normally Catasetums don't flower from a leafless bulb.
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07-06-2013, 06:47 PM
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will take pics of mine, cause what mine is doing is growing and sending out roots as any other typical catasetum.
i have not seem mine flowering, maybe my plant is mis-labeled ?
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07-06-2013, 07:20 PM
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Hi Antonio, as your growing conditions will be completely different from mine, you will easily get another experience. No matter what, this species is stunning.
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07-09-2013, 06:29 AM
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How cool, not seen this before. Love that spiky/hairy lip.
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