Clowesia Rebecca Northen ‘Pink Grapefruit’

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by fishmom

It's lovely. I have success with other catasetums, but my only Clowesia, a Northen hybrid, has done nothing for me for years, with tiny bulbs and no spikes. I'm thinking of SH this year in a last effort before pitching it.

I'll take it if you decide to toss it!

[DeaC]

These are a new genera for me from last yr. Have 2 of Fred's in 3'' pots from July and have not changed the medium(s/m). The Cl.R.Northen x self has 1 spike and the Cl.R.Northen x Ctsm. kleberianum has 2 spikes. His site info has helped with what I think is a good start. Didn't think I'd have spikes on such young plants. Very excited!

[AvantGardner]

Very nice! Mine is just starting to spike.

[fishmom]

No, ES, i didn't, and I probably should before I give it up. Thanks for the reminder!

[MartinaM]

Beautiful! Makes me wish I had one.

[Orchid Whisperer]

To me, this hybrid always seemed to have a fragrance like citrus with menthol.

Nicely bloomed!

[Ben_in_North_FLA]

What a great little plant, thanks for posting.
I had a great little clowesia, similar to yours. For their size, these little plants put out an awesome display, when grown correctly and it sure looks like you're doing a lot of things right.
I notice you do not have overflow holes in your Semi Hydro container. Do you ever flood pot to flush out salt buildup on media?
My SH quart soup container had a 3 holes about 1 inch up from bottom and allowed overflow to discharge and remove buildup. I used aliflor for media.

[gerneveyn]

The drainage holes are about an inch from the bottom, and in the photo, they are on the back side. I repotted it in the fall and ended up just potting up to a larger container.

Thank you all for the compliments.

[bil]

Originally Posted by fishmom

It's lovely. I have success with other catasetums, but my only Clowesia, a Northen hybrid, has done nothing for me for years, with tiny bulbs and no spikes. I'm thinking of SH this year in a last effort before pitching it.

I find that Catasetinae do rather well with their feet wet, a lot of light, heat and strong ferts. In your shoes, I would sit the pot in a solution of strong fertiliser (I use 300 ppm N). I leave mine there the whole growing season, and get very good results.

[camille1585]

Beautiful plant, congrats on all the spikes! I've been eying one of these to start out with Catasetinae, and I plan to order it as soon as spring is here!