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Hello and Greetings,

 

Like you, I have a lot of time to focus on my orchids.  If you have a question about orchids, feel free to ask by sending questions via e-mail to 

 

 

 

 

The proposed meeting / speaker lineup for 2021 is as follows:

 

Date Guest Speaker Topic
     
March 12 Nick Rust  
     
April 9 TBD  
     
May 14 TBD  
     
June 11 Stuart Goldie (new speaker and program)
  Encyclias

 

The above meetings will take place via the "Zoom" multi-user media platform and more information will be distributed via the newsletter.

 

 

Meanwhile....

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  in the process of updating this entire section for the 2021 growing season

 

Welcome to the Catasetinae

 

Catasetinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae and contains 8 genera. Its members are widespread in lowland tropical Central and South America up to 1,500 meters. They are found on trees, stumps or old fence posts.

Catasetinae are exclusively pollinated by male euglossine bees (aka 'orchid bee'), which are attracted to the floral fragrances, and collect them. A particular Catasetinae species may attract only one or a few species of bees from the dozens that occur in the habitat.

 

Genera

  • Catasetum (80-120 species)
  • Clowesia (7 species)
  • Cyanaeorchis (3 species)
  • Cycnoches (some 30 species)
  • Dressleria (10 species)
  • Galeandra (37 species)
  • Grobya (5 species)
  • Mormodes (some 70 species)

 

The related genus Cyrtopodium is separated as subtribe Cyrtopodiinae.   ttps://www.revolvy.com/page/Catasetinae

 

 

The American Orchid Society recognizes the following inter-genetic hybrids:   (https://catasetinaecanada.weebly.com)

  • Catamodes   (cross of Catasetum and Mormodes)
  • Catanoches   (cross of Catasetum and Cycnoches)
  • Cloughara   (cross of Catasetum, Clowesia and Cycnoches)
  • Clowesetum   (cross of Catasetum and Clowesia)
  • Cyclodes   (cross of Clowesia, Cycnoches and Mormodes)
  • Cycnodes   (Cycnoches and Mormodes)
  • Fredclarkeara   (cross of Catasetum, Clowesia and Mormodes) 
  • Georgecarrara   (cross of Catasetum, Clowesia, Cycnoches and Mormodes)
  • Monnierara   (cross of Catasetum, Cycnoches and Mormodes)
  • Mormodia   (cross of Clowesia and Mormodes) 

 

 

The  2021  Catasetinae Grow Blogs  featuring Catasetinaes from my collection. (Link)

 

Catasetum Mem. Dorothy Wells   in spike, bloom mid to late April

Catasetum Sweet Adaline 

(Catasetum De Etta Harris 'Green Goddess' x Catasetum Melana Davison 'Snow White')

 

Follow along and get some help and answers to common questions with your Catasetinaes as I "blog" (images and commentary updated monthly, more when in spike or buds popping) on the growth progress of select Catasetinaes (and more) in my collection as of February 2021. 

 

 

 

 The above image was designed by and made available by FTD.com  (  https://www.ftd.com/blog/share/types-of-orchids  )

 

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