Catasetum Orchids - Care tips, soft spots & repotting after dormancy

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[@denisejeannenelson1799]

Love Catesetums. 💕 you should do a care for beginners video on brassavolas and brassavola types

[@dianespring3228]

I started watching you about 2 months ago you have taught me so much my orchids are doing so well Thank You so much for your channel

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@tonyl5979]

What happened to your dendrobium phalaenopsis? Can u do an update ?

[@erintrent1523]

I have the millennium magic witchcraft and it's my first ever Catasetum. It decided to skip flowering and dormancy and there looks to be 4 new bulbs developing. Hopefully I'll get the care down for it this year because I really want to see those black flowers.

[@puertoricanplanthero7298]

Mines just started waking up started it's new growth! I never trimmed the older root system of it's still on

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

It makes perfect sense to me! All of my plants are she or he. I don’t know why but if I speak of them I call them either or! Thank you for videos Danny

[@SemihydroponicswithSma]

Definitely da cu virgula😁 Love your videos Dani. Very informative all the time. My catasetums are just waking up and you just remind me that I have to repot them😊

[@heathersgoinnuts]

My catasetum's leaves died off and now I am getting a flower spike. I have the after dark. I am not sure if I keep watering or do I stop. I agree with you with the cinnamon. I use it in my coffee and it doesn't desolve but you can see it absorbed some coffee. It looks wet and darker.

[@OrchideenamFenster]

Finaly! Another catasetum video! I love those little cucumbers! Did some videos about them on my own

[@judyperkins4509]

Hi, when the eye shows up half way the bulb ,what happens to the roots ,the roots can only grow on the bulb ? I had 2 last year & took them off & potted them in spagmoss They didn't do well ? Love your information, Thankyou

[@diannasaavedra4869]

When you remove from pot and clean the root system do you repot or wait? I have one that is growing a flower stem and I don’t want to bother it, but it is loosing (yellowing) leaves. What should I do?

[@briansaputro]

1.5 - 2.0mm aluminium (bonsai) wire works great for me instead of skewers (if black mould is an issue) to keep the bulbs standing tight. Wires can be fastened onto the pots instead of the media, which makes it even sturdier =)

[@sillyNAHcheeto]

I like the soft spots video idea. I always like when orchid care Is compared among genera because I can better apply that to my environment regardless. For example, a greenhouse grower might not think phals need that much light, but their idea of light is different from mine in my house. But if I know that phals prefer less light than cattleyas typically, then I can use that info to decide where in my home to place phals relative to where I place my cattleyas , based on relative light requirements

[@jaybudd1617]

My newest growth bloomed about September. The leaves are still green. I haven't watered it in like 3 weeks and I need to do maintenance to it. I have an old bulb that is dead and I need to change out the medium. Yes I have CTSM.Hat Trick it is also a dark,dark purple. My bulb that I grew was bigger than the previous growths. Last summer was my first time growing this type of orchid. Love to get more!

[@dennisjensen2239]

Can't wait to try it out on my dormant Fredclarkeara After Dark and Monnierara Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft'... That I have never gotten to bloom from the nursery due to pests... Thank you so much for the video Danni

[@TheMirrrl]

Where did you get the after dark? I've been hunting that one forever...

[@dennisjensen2239]

@@TheMirrrl I got it from a nursery called Schwerter in Germany... Unfortunately it won't let me post the link.

[@Thetriumphantanaconda]

OMG!!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT I was looking for catasetum care since one week . all the videos are very old. I had bought one catasetum after watching danni's videos, and I wake up ti this gem!!!!!! Thank you

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Glad I could help!

[@marioroz3142]

After growing them in semihidro for 4 years, I am considering in changing them back to sphagnum and bark. During the growing season they can drink the entire reservoir within a couple of days and while it was fun in the beginning, it gets tiring to have to prepare water almost in daily basis so it kind of defeats the purpose. Also this year snails ate the flower spikes 😭

[@bthyme]

Soft spot video sounds like a great idea to me - not just for growing orchids but also for choosing them.

[@staffano4975]

Hey Danny, I have a little problem with my catasetums, namely the Wine Delight. Thing is that all three of them are coming out of "dormancy" after they have finished bloomeing a month ago My Problem is that none of them have remotely lost their leaves. They all have about 3-4 left and stopped loosing them a few weeks ago. However there is also new growth showing already. Do you by any chance know how to deal with that situation?

[@poisonousnightshade1002]

if there are roots and they are growing, always treat as if they are out of dormancy. They just got a little confused with the weather lol

[@升田宏美]

勉強したい。 是非、日本語訳をおねがいいたします🤲

[@kevinseo4182]

Can I do this with my clowesia?

[@JerBear1990]

Danni, have you heard of mini catasetum? Sunset valley orchids has some for sale and they claim they’ll bloom 2-3 times a year. Incidentally the contact for SVO is Fred Clark; as in the breeder of Fredclarkeara after dark.

[@daniellek5419]

My magic witchcraft is growing a new bulb while the old one still has leaves and the roots don't look dead. Did it skip dormancy?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Maybe it did, but eventually the older leaves will fall. Keep an eye on the roots, they might hang on a little longer :D

[@tropicalplantsfinland]

I have 2, just bought last summer, so not sure yet how they do. Millennium Magic Witchcraft and Black Pearl.

[@mimitabby]

i am really confused. you say they need moisture, but you're setting them into a dry pot!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

They need moisture when they have roots 😊

[@mihaelaanghel1556]

My catasetum wine delight never go to dormancy... Don't want to lose leaves and roots.. Is stubborn 😜 I let him without water he get wrinkly.. What to do... 🤷‍♀️

[@cynthiacisneros1694]

I call everything a him or her…he, she. They have feelings 😢 🤔 😏

[@MissOrchidGirl]

well the table doesn't have feelings, but it still feels weird, like not acknowledging it exists lolol

[@jjeshop]

I soak my phal twice a week, we use the house heater fairly often. Is that okay? Also, I add a pinch of used coffee grounds to the water, is that okay?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, water your orchids whenever they are dry, no matter how many days apart this is. Coffee doesn't have a meaningful effect, so you can skip it ☺️

[@jjeshop]

Thanks a bunch. Usually i add coffee because plants tend to do better with it, my tomatoes do. It's a good source of nitrogen, I suppose I assumed phals need that. Cheers!

[@marielmaxted4287]

(eyeroll) whoever told you that cinnamon doesn't absorb water doesn't understand science. It doesn't seem to initially because ground cinnamon is tiny tiny grains, which means a large surface area to mass ratio. We all know that water has surface tension. This is why you can float a paper clip on top. It's surface tension interacting with cinnamon's surface area that doesn't allow it to absorb water, temporarily. But like you say, let it sit long enough and that tension will break and the cinnamon will absorb the water. Silly. Ok rant aside. I'm not sure how I've not killed my catasetum by now. I don't think I've ever cut off it's roots! I think my saving grace is being in a dry environment, so it was never wet enough to rot. Also why it hasn't grown very well, lol. I'm abandoning semi-hydro this season and going back to traditional methods. Cant wait to see the results!

[@jaznjaimee]

You weren’t kidding about how tall the leaves of the Catasetum grows!!! I’m praying I’ll get a spike or two or more from the pseudobulb!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✨

[@renealee]

I just purchased my first Catasetum- FDK After Dark Black Pearl. I heard it smells like Anise and am hoping that is true. However, even if I don't get a flower or fragrance, I like the look of the pseudobulb. I just hope to be able to keep it alive.

[@klairigun]

Hey Danny how are you? Did you have snow in Cyprus? Here in Athens we had more than half a meter of snow in one day! I dm you in messenger about the nursery in Cyprus that sell beneficial insects. Hope you are well! Filakia

[@steffbush126]

So my fdk 'After Dark' started a new growth in the fall. I thought it was supposed to die off for dormancy but it still looks great. I live up north with low low temps in the winter. I stopped watering for dormancy but she's still going. Should I cut the roots to encourage new growth? They're looking pretty rough

[@nitawal]

If they are put a way in a place with no light, they will still wake up from dormancy on their own? Thank you 😊

[@michaeldornan7737]

Thanks a lot. Now my catasetum has a new growth almost immediately after the flowers died. Maybe the weather here in Lisbon? Who knows.

[@lolgalit]

Yay! Happy to find this video - I just got a Black pearl Catasetum - I am aware it is dormant - though one of the leaves are still there and it does have a new tiny bulb starting out. Just wanted to know how take care for it.

[@kennydietze1669]

Have you tried using beneficial insects to take care of infestations? I haven’t used them myself but I know a bunch of people that have had success with treating spider mite, thrip, and mealy bug infestations.

[@tammyjohnson7401]

Very interesting orchids. Remind me a bit to a Dahlia bulb needs to be cleaned stripped of roots and put away until spring. Thanks Dani🤗🌞

[@JudyGoodson]

My Black Magic Millenium Witchcraft did not bloom this year, despite putting out huge leaves. Nor did it go dormant. It still has all it’s huge leaves on the new pseudo bulb, and seems to be putting out a small growth at the base. It’s the middle of winter here in the US, and I don’t know what to do with this orchid. It did great last year, but this year the new growth was not as big as last year’s pseudobulb and kind of bends to the side. Any helpful suggestions???

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, just wait it out, that growth might be a spike! This orchid can bloom very close to the base. If it's a new growth just let the orchid tell you what to do. As long as the pseudobulb is not shrivelling much, it doesn't need water. When it shrivels, it's time to give it some water 😊

[@stephaniesands119]

I also have a black pearl but idk what it's doing right now 😂

[@stephaniesands119]

Yay catasetum day! I need to unpot mine sometime soon (it's a Witchcraft)

[@theotherliz_13]

My catasetum somehow never went dormant this year... 🤷🤷🤷

[@elonahartjes7904]

Thanks for this very useful practical advice.

[@elonahartjes7904]

Thanks!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

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[@AtoZ-fk8rw]

Good evening Danny, I have one Question. I just got my Monn. Millennium Magic, and I guess its a sibling or a young plant and it has two new growths appearing. And I'm really unsure what to do with it, because I don't know wether I should keep watering it or apply the normal Catasetum growing method with waiting for its roots to reach 4cm

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, if the psb don't shrivel up too much, no need to water. Just let the orchid tell you if it needs any water ☺️

[@AtoZ-fk8rw]

@@MissOrchidGirl thanks for your advice and for answering! :D

[@GoldenArrow297]

Happy growing

[@SunflowerMckenna]

Hi Danny! Is it possible to grow Catasetums in Canada outdoors? (During winter time I mean)

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I don't know how Canadian winters are in your area, but if it's freezing then no, keep them warm!

[@SunflowerMckenna]

@@MissOrchidGirl Okay, thank you for the answer!

[@irinamihaela287]

When they are dormant do you keep them in the dark or in a lit place?

[@irinamihaela287]

@@juliashearer7842 thank you, it was mentioned at the end and I asked too early :))