Some Catasetum species....

[Subrosa]

Simply amazing! I used to be a pure species grower until I saw Catasetum hybrids. Perhaps I should reconsider.....

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

Simply amazing! I used to be a pure species grower until I saw Catasetum hybrids. Perhaps I should reconsider.....

Yep, Catasetinae is probably the only group that consistently makes this species snob say, "WOW!!"

[smweaver]

Fantastic plants and flowers. I really like the two mormodes and the Cycnoches pentadactylon. Are (were?) the blooms of all three of these species fragrant? Congratulations on the lovely blooms.

Steve

[katrina]

Originally Posted by isurus79

Yep, Catasetinae is probably the only group that consistently makes this species snob say, "WOW!!"

Same here!!

Originally Posted by Subrosa

Simply amazing! I used to be a pure species grower until I saw Catasetum hybrids. Perhaps I should reconsider.....

I grow mostly species in everything else but w/the Ctsm group, I find I'm more drawn to the hybrids...I have 30 plants and only 6 of them are species. Well, I have a fair number of Trichopilia hybrids too...they seem to be less fussy than most of the species.

Originally Posted by smweaver

Fantastic plants and flowers. I really like the two mormodes and the Cycnoches pentadactylon. Are (were?) the blooms of all three of these species fragrant? Congratulations on the lovely blooms.

Steve

They were all fragrant. I don't remember what the pentadactylon smelled like but I do remember it wasn't super strong. The mormodes are both very fragrant and they have that same sort of menthol-y sort of medicinal scent that most of these guys have. Don't quote me on this because my memory of fragrances with these guys is sketchy but I think both of the morms had citrus-y tones to them.

Some people don't like the medicinal sort of smell that these guy exude...but I haven't found one that I didn't like. Not yet anyway.

[nikkik]

These are FANTASTIC!!! You are a great orchid grower and these plants really showcase your skills, even though we didn't need any additional proof because all your plants are so gorgeous! Great job, Katrina!

[katrina]

Awwww...thanks, Nikki! That's so kind of you. FWIW...there are some orchids that might say otherwise...I just don't show those off. Me and masdies...ooooooh what a nightmare.

Thanks for looking everyone and thanks for the wonderful comments.

[smweaver]

Originally Posted by katrina

Some people don't like the medicinal sort of smell that these guy exude...but I haven't found one that I didn't like. Not yet anyway.

I too like the menthol-like fragrances that some plants in this group have. I have a couple of hybrids that even have scents that are almost like an industrial plastic with a floral overtone to them. It's a difficult combination to accurately describe, but the scents are (to my nose) very good, especially when the plants are sitting in a warm and sunny location. Now I'll have to look for a couple of the mormodes species or hybrids after seeing how attractive yours are.

[katrina]

I agree...the fragrances are very difficult to describe. I always think medicinal w/something else. My Wine Delight smells like cherry cough medicine. The Clowesia that I have tend to have a citrus tone to the medicinal. There might be some out there that stink...but I haven't run across any.

I love the strange twisty blooms of the mormodes. The only downside is that most of them are fairly short-lived flowers. Of course, many in the Catasetum group are like that. I think the longest blooming mormodes I have is around 10 days for the blooms. Those plants that produce spikes at intervals do last longer but the individual spikes are good for a week to 10 days. Morm skinneri might be a tad over 10 days, but not by much.

[RebeccaBC]

Every time my husband makes a comment about my having too many orchids, I show him pics of your setup.

He shuts up pretty quick You have an amazing setup! So jealous!

[Leslie]

Wonderful job Katrina!

How do you overwinter them during the resting period under lights? Do you still water them but less or completely no water? And what about temperature wise? I always kill all of mine during rest by withholding water


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