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Clowesetum Dragon's Treasure 'Cardrona'

I think I told you it's a beast! And, it's obviously very happy in Texas. :biggrin:

Dragon's is my favorite of all my Ctsm! Honestly, if I could only keep one in this group...Dragon's is the one that would stay.

Steve! That plant would barely fit in the bed of my Ridgeline! Where the heck do you all keep these?

Very nice colour. Plant is massive!

My dream catasetum! Bubblegum pink with a frilly lip. That is a beautiful plant with some stellar blooms:)

That's a beautiful beast! Could you describe the fragrance?

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Originally Posted by katrina (Post 863912)

It loves the heat!!

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Originally Posted by Dollythehun (Post 863915)

Steve! That plant would barely fit in the bed of my Ridgeline! Where the heck do you all keep these?

I grow outside during the summer (March-November) and inside during winter. I'll post pics below.

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun (Post 863917)

Very nice colour. Plant is massive!

It really is! I'm chopping it up this spring.

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Originally Posted by marcmaubert (Post 863937)

That's a beautiful beast! Could you describe the fragrance?

Sure! It gets a lot of the Clowesia fragrance. I find its a mix of pine and anise. Similar to Cattleya walkeriana.

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Outside under the oak trees during summer:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4750/...786737ec_b.jpg Orchid Grow Areas by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

Inside grow area....until I get a greenhouse: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4624/...8ef88dff_b.jpg Orchid Grow Areas by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

Dormant plants (Catasetinae, Cyrtopodiums, Catt. nobilior): https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4698/...e68663c0_b.jpg Orchid Grow Areas by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

I am (for once) speechless.

Wow. That is awesome!

Just curious why you have the metal mesh around the set up. Cats?

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Originally Posted by Subrosa (Post 864019)

Just curious why you have the metal mesh around the set up. Cats?

Cat, deer, squirrels, skunks, possum, and armadillos all inhabit my backyard. We put up a fence recently so the deer won't be a problem next summer.

Turns out the mesh also keeps out my 3 year old and 10 month old now that the plants are inside! :lol::lol:

Wow, beautiful. This get big.

Wow, that is huge!! I just saw one of these at the local orchid show yesterday, but it was no where near this impressive.

Soooooo, I've had this in a corner with no water since November and I kind of forgot about it!! lol Time to start watering again!! Whoops!

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/910/4...f63bf718_b.jpg Clowesetum Dragon’s Treasure ‘Cardrona’ by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

It's time... but delaying the water a little longer than you need to is better than starting too soon. It's hungry too... Because they grow so fast, they like fertilizer...