Outdoor Grow Area In Austin, Texas

[glengary54]

Steve - Checked out your pics on Flickr, have a question for you. You say that you are growing your Catasetum tenebrosum indoors. How bright is it in your house that you were able to get female flowers? I grow mine outdoors in Central Florida and have to have them in just about full sun to get female flowers.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by glengary54

Steve - Checked out your pics on Flickr, have a question for you. You say that you are growing your Catasetum tenebrosum indoors. How bright is it in your house that you were able to get female flowers? I grow mine outdoors in Central Florida and have to have them in just about full sun to get female flowers.

I was growing this one inside in full shade (ie. no direct sunlight or supplemental artificial light) and it threw female flowers (much to my dismay ). I have it outside now and the bulbs have plumped up quite a bit. The plant is fairly large and mature though, so having it throw female flowers is to be expected.