Cycnoches Golden Showers

[Oscarman]

Great Cycnoches info everyone and love the photos - real nice growing Bud

[catwalker808]

Yes, once a flower blooms & you can distinguish the sex, it will not change.

As I indicate above, the BUD needs to be only 1/4 or 1/3 mature (still in early development stage) for the change to occur. We saw this first in catasetums almost 30 years ago, before we started growing cycnoches a few years later.

Female flowers of catasetums are REALLY homely & have no scent. Female flowers of cycnoches are not as homely as catasetum females, but not as showy as the male cycnoches flowers. And I believe the female cycnoches flowers have a light scent.

[katrina]

Originally Posted by catwalker808

Yes, once a flower blooms & you can distinguish the sex, it will not change.

As I indicate above, the BUD needs to be only 1/4 or 1/3 mature (still in early development stage) for the change to occur. We saw this first in catasetums almost 30 years ago, before we started growing cycnoches a few years later.

Female flowers of catasetums are REALLY homely & have no scent. Female flowers of cycnoches are not as homely as catasetum females, but not as showy as the male cycnoches flowers. And I believe the female cycnoches flowers have a light scent.

Sorry...I didn't catch the 1/4-1/3...thanks. Again...this is a totally new thing for me...I've been growing Ctsm for several years and I've never seen anything like it. Very interesting. Thanks for taking the time to explain.