Catasetum Planiceps

[orchidsarefun]

well we will soon see if there is any credence to the trick ! I have read that some breeders say that flower gender has more to do with the plant being robust/healthy than with light levels.
I am not going to "treat" my other cat.....but only because I want female flowers
I want to use the pollen from this in a cross. Interestingly there are no registered crosses using Planiceps.
Anyone know why.......as in impossible in cultivation because of..... ?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

well we will soon see if there is any credence to the trick ! I have read that some breeders say that flower gender has more to do with the plant being robust/healthy than with light levels.

Its a combination of light and plant size. Smaller plants are easier to manipulate, but getting male flowers from larger plants is still more likely using the tin foil method. Hopefully you get a female spike on the next one!

[orchidsarefun]

any day now......
BTW - that "dew" on the leaves is what attracted the ants when this was outdoors, as well as my other cats. Strangely enough only ants, no wasps. I wonder what the natural interaction is supposed to be in Nature. Do you think they could be pollinators ?