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Originally Posted by isurus79
Im soooo jealous!!!!!! This is the only plant that I have killed in years!! I bought another one this spring and its done nothing and I just had to carve a chunk of rot out of its largest p-bulb. What is your secret????? I love Catasetinae and Ive been super successful with about a dozen other plants, but this one is a mystery to me. How bright is your lighting, how much water do you give it, what media is it planted in and when did it start growing for you? Also, where did you get it? I REALLY appreciate ANY info you can give me with this one.
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Hi Steve,
Dorothy has posted the vendor that I purchased this plant from...along with a few others. I am far from anything but a novice when it comes to growing this genera of orchids, so I'll just point you in the direction of where I got my cultural information from...and that goes back to Sunset valley Orchids. Fred Clark has some great culture information on catasetinae on his site.
Aside from that, here are a few details for the catasetinae I grow:
Growing media - sphagnum moss
Light - high, the same as my cattleyas
Water - when there is active growth (after the new growth is about 1 to 2 inches high), I keep them moist and fertilize heavily, when the leaves start to turn yellow, I let them dry, only watering them about once every 6 weeks.
Repotting - I am planning on repotting every 2 years based on Fred Clark's recommendation
Pests – Watch out for spider mites
By the way, Fred Clark will be coming to Homestead to give a talk on growing catasetinae on October 28th at the
East Everglades Orchid Society monthly meeting. For those in the south Florida area who are interested, you might want to go. He told me that he is planning on giving the same talk he presented at the WOC in January, along with a little extra information. I'm planning on being there.
Ctsm. denticulatum
Fantastic! I love catasetinae...
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