mrhappyrotter
Grand Chupacabra
Catasandra hybrid (Gal. greenwoodiana 'SVO Purple Lip' x Ctsm. denticulatum 'Orange Lip')
Friday the 13th! In some ways, the flower fits.
I'm not sure I trust OrchidRoots at this time. It's only showing me 2 Galeandra greenwoodiana hybrids. Could that be true? Based on that, it seems like this is an unregistered hybrid.
Based on the clonal names and overall hybridization approach, you may have already guessed that this came from Sunset Valley Orchids.
At the time when I purchased this, I don't believe I really knew how the flower would turn out. The only thing I was hoping for is that it would be fragrant, since both parent species are. I also I thought it might have some novel coloration like certain other Catasetum intergeneric hybrids have to offer.
Truthfully this plant fails to meet my expectations (whether warranted or not).
My biggest gripe is that the flowers are basically non-fragrant at this point. The other day I did sort of think I might've caught a whiff of something, but otherwise, it's not fragrant. Maybe in a few more days something will develop, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Overall the smallish flowers don't grab my attention. The flowers are small, proportionally small and overall just small. They don't have much in the way of bright or unusual color or shape. In some ways, they almost look like any other random Catasetum hybrid that lacks in charm.
I can say some nice things about the plant. So far it's fairly small/compact growing. It's definitely the most vigorous of my Catasetum alliance plants. It did also inherit the apical blooming habit of the Galeandra parent, which at least makes it interesting in the context of the Catasetum alliance.
Friday the 13th! In some ways, the flower fits.
I'm not sure I trust OrchidRoots at this time. It's only showing me 2 Galeandra greenwoodiana hybrids. Could that be true? Based on that, it seems like this is an unregistered hybrid.
Based on the clonal names and overall hybridization approach, you may have already guessed that this came from Sunset Valley Orchids.
At the time when I purchased this, I don't believe I really knew how the flower would turn out. The only thing I was hoping for is that it would be fragrant, since both parent species are. I also I thought it might have some novel coloration like certain other Catasetum intergeneric hybrids have to offer.
Truthfully this plant fails to meet my expectations (whether warranted or not).
My biggest gripe is that the flowers are basically non-fragrant at this point. The other day I did sort of think I might've caught a whiff of something, but otherwise, it's not fragrant. Maybe in a few more days something will develop, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Overall the smallish flowers don't grab my attention. The flowers are small, proportionally small and overall just small. They don't have much in the way of bright or unusual color or shape. In some ways, they almost look like any other random Catasetum hybrid that lacks in charm.
I can say some nice things about the plant. So far it's fairly small/compact growing. It's definitely the most vigorous of my Catasetum alliance plants. It did also inherit the apical blooming habit of the Galeandra parent, which at least makes it interesting in the context of the Catasetum alliance.
