Catasetum pileatum
 

One of mine Catasetum pileatum is blooming now. Flowers are not fully open yet, but I start to be impatient! :biggrin:
Here it is only few moments ago.

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Entire inflorescence

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Very kool Gena! Thanks for sharing!!

wow... gorgeous... great colours and very nice "imperiale" touch...

Oh my! :shock:

That is super-lovely!!! :cloud9:

Very nice specimen, I agree with Ramon one of the parents must be imperial. The red spots on the petals highligths the beauty of the display. I have now a doubt, some pileatums give more than 10 flowers on one spike and others (like this one) no more than six or seven under same cultural conditions and strenght. I guess that those plants who gives you less flowers are the ones with strong macrocarpums genes in it, on the other hands the more flower prolific are pure pileatums.

Wow, great flowers :cheer:

I really like the white on the lip that contrasts with the red. Looks great!

Thank you guys! :)

Bruno, it is quite interesting hypothesis. I have to admit that I never thought in that direction, but it’s really interesting idea.

Gena, based on lately thoughts and discussions with some other catasetum collectors it is believe now that those plants who have less flowers and have spots on the petals and sepals is a consequence of some macrocarpum genes fingerprints and cannot be considered pure pileatums

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:cloud9:
it's gorgeous!