Catasetum viridiflavum

[Gena]

Aliens are here …. in form of flowers of Catasetum viridiflavum. Here is its male flowers and it is blooming at the moment for the very first time.

[isurus79]

These really do look like space invaders! I was wondering, how big are the bulbs when this one first blooms? I have a plant I brought back as a tiny seedling a few years back from the dry forest of Panama and I think it might be this species (not sure though), so I'm wondering if I might get lucky with blooms this year.

[Bruno De Toni]

Yes you are totally rigth, they look like extraterrestrial, some catasetinae flowers are really weird, that's why I like them very much.

[RosieC]

Wow, those are sooo cool! How weird they look.

[Gena]

Steve,
Bruno,
Rosie,
Thank you!

Originally Posted by isurus79

I was wondering, how big are the bulbs when this one first blooms? I have a plant I brought back as a tiny seedling a few years back from the dry forest of Panama and I think it might be this species (not sure though), so I'm wondering if I might get lucky with blooms this year.

Steve, the PB of mine is only 4 inches in height now. As I know adult plants have PB approximately 7-10 inches or somewhere there.

Oh, I forgot to mention, that I simply love this fragrance – there are lot of notes in it which remind me of a mixture of pine needles, eucalyptus and wintergreen ….. very fresh one!

[kavanaru]

Very nice species.... and yes, the fragrance of this one is a very nice one