Agnatha,

Most of the time Catasetums bloom male. Higher light and heat conditions
will cause female blooms, which are the boring, massive helmet shaped
blooms. The male blooms are the colorful, eye-catching ones, and they are
produced usually under shadier conditions than female blooms.

Hope this helps.

-Eric in SF

"agnatha3141" wrote in message
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hi there everyone,
pardon me for asking such a common question, but how do you get a
catasetum to bloom as a male instead of female. i know that i have
heard it before but i forgot.
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agnatha3141
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