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11-24-2012, 09:20 AM
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My Crazy Catasetum
Well, I guess it's crazy in a good way. I've been growing this plant for 3 or 4 years and as always it has a mind of it's own. This year it has 3 spikes originating from a single bulb. Two of the spikes have bloomed. One spike has all female blooms and the other spike bloomed hermorphaditic with the exception of a single male blossom. Male blooms from this variety have a distinctive minty fragrance. Enjoy. Catasetum pileatum 'Oro Verde' - a set on Flickr
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11-24-2012, 10:22 AM
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Super cool.
Kim
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11-24-2012, 10:51 AM
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Beautiful and very nice photos
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11-24-2012, 12:11 PM
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Thank you.
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11-24-2012, 01:09 PM
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awesome! now you can breed it!
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11-24-2012, 01:48 PM
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Wow, having all three forms on the same plant is just awesome!! Congratulations!!
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11-24-2012, 02:46 PM
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That is so cool -- you can enjoy three different flowers on one single plant! One more reason I should get more catasetums.  |
11-24-2012, 03:58 PM
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11-24-2012, 04:37 PM
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Thanks everyone.
This plant produced hermophroditic and female blooms last year but each sex was growing individually from two separate spikes. This year it mixed things up a little and surprised me. There is a third spike growing from the same bulb. It has small developing buds. At the moment they look male, but with this plant first impressions are often deceiving.
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11-24-2012, 09:14 PM
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I love it! Orchids are so crazy compared to most of my other plants!
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