Catasetums will bloom more than once a season if they are fairly happy
and in the mood. I know Holst has claimed 'several' bloomings a season
on some catasetums, but I have only gotten at most 2. Cycnoches
warscewiczii blooms twice regularly if the plant is of mature size and
in good shape. Some species of Catasetum will rebloom more faithfully
than others, such as Ctsm. barbatum, pileatum, and others. (Check out
my recent bloom on Ctsm. barbatum.

http://cosmo.turbonet.com/ctsm_barbatum.jpg).

I have never known one to bloom off the same bulb after the bulb has
begun new growth.

I have often had bloom spikes come with new growth (Ctsm. tenebrosum,
Ctsm. appendiculatum x Joao Stivalli), and Ctsm. tuberculatum is now in
spike on a growth that is fully expanded in leaf but the bulb has not
matured and fattened up).


agnatha3141 wrote in
s.com:

recently, or if it has at all, how are you to know if it will bloom
again? if it has already bloomed and it is not in spike currently,
could it bloom again? i thought that one bloom was it for plants like
that. for a cycnoches that i had, i was of the understanding that it
was done after one flower, but then it surprised me. is this possible
with a catasetum?

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