Catasetum pileatum
 

This one felt like it was in bud f-o-r-e-v-e-r!
They finally started opening yesterday and this is what they look like this morning :banana:

I'm especially happy with this one...it's the first Catasetum I've had success with..so far ;)

Very cool and unusual looking :)

I see that you grow it in S/H and it is doing very well! I count at least seven flowers! Congrats Susanne!
I tried several catasetuns in S/H with more failures than successes, so I abandoned this method for this genus, but some friends are growing them very well that way.

Mauro, I grow just about all my 'chids in just aliflor, but I wouldn't consider what I do the S/H method. The only time they sit in water is when I'm too lazy to get some rocks or gravel in the trays ;)

I'm going to have to go count the blooms now! :coverlaugh:

Susanne,

Congratulations. That's great growing! I love catasetums but have had some difficulty with them so really appreciate your results.

Shirley

Thanks :D

It gets prettier by the day!
There are 8 blooms open now!!!

I'm wondering how long the blooms usually last on this one...does anybody know?

:shock: WOW
NICE! :)

It sure does get prettier and prettier!! Nice Sue! I haven't yet tried Catasetums... so I am enjoying the living vicariously through you. :biggrin:

wow, I am going to have to add that one to my want list, good job..

Really nice Sue, What make them difficult to grow?