Catasetum season at Roberta's house

[Roberta]

Along with some serious growing, I'm getting a bunch of early blooms. While it's the species that particularly grab my attention, I'll start with a hybrid, Ctsm. J and R Solar. This is Ctsm Dragon's Teeth x fimbriataum Depending on the choice of parents it be green, but this one was made with really dark versions of both parents. This one bloomed when it was barely ready for any water and the growth was small. I expect another bloom later in the season when it's mature.

And there are several more plants with big fat buds, so the show is just starting. These early bloomers tend to bloom again in a couple of months.