Let’s talk about Ctsm. denticulatum

[SaraJean]

Originally Posted by isurus79

This is the most difficult of all the Catasetums to grow. I haven't mastered it and honestly, I don't think most Americans have either. If I recall, Fred Clarke had a tough time with them too. Since he sells them, he must have figured something out!

Lovely. And that was the first Catasetum species I decided to try. Serves me right, lol. I have gotten a couple of other species since then (and more form this new SVO release) but non of them have given me issues like the denticulatum. Wonder what’s so different about it? And what sort of problems have you encountered with yours?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by SaraJean

Lovely. And that was the first Catasetum species I decided to try. Serves me right, lol. I have gotten a couple of other species since then (and more form this new SVO release) but non of them have given me issues like the denticulatum. Wonder what’s so different about it? And what sort of problems have you encountered with yours?

Their hybrids are super easy to grow!

I've found that they wake up really late from dormancy but they're from a fairly wet part of Brazil (Rondonia State area) and into Bolivia. They just seem to die sometimes. I've got a theory that this one might want to stay wetter during dormancy than a lot of other species, but I haven't been able to test that theory out or pick the brain of someone who is really successful with them in the USA. The Brazilians all tell me they treat this species just like the others, which isn't super helpful lol