Catasetum saccatum
 

I have been waiting and waiting for this spike to grow. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q...0/DSC_0008.JPG

Finaly today, after nearly two months, the first flowers are fully opened. The spike is nearly 60 cm. long and there is over 20 flowers.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q...2/DSC_0014.JPG


Closeup of one of the flowers https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V...0/DSC_0015.JPG

Wonderful: well done and worth the wait

Excellent, way to grow!!
Joann

Really like the closeup!



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That is very striking and very beautiful! :love:

One of my favorites. Well done.

Kim

very pretty flowers,well done:)

One of my favorites also, good growing !!!

Thank you,all :)

Beautiful!! Great growing!

When the first spike was finished flowering the bulb started to produce two more :)
I was so happy that i "forgot" to stop watering this orchid when the leafes started to fall of, and the orchid was going in to dormacy.
Despite my stupidety the flowers on the first spike is now fully opened. It lost at least nine flowers because of me watering it, i think.
But three flowers are better than none :)http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/7...cc85fe29_m.jpg

Well worth the wait, thanks for sharing with us.

great plant !!!

awesome!