I think law and order has a new member for their team------sherlock holmes has nothing on you---WTG
mark

I know very little about ctsm, but that is completely wicked cool.

Stacy

Thanks Mark and Stacy-

Stacy reminded me of this pic...

This is what really makes the flower for me :)
Between the hairs and that mouth =: O

Carolyn

Carolyn, that is just unique. Fantastic!

Clara

something wonderfully strange about YOU carolyn :)

I'm gonna come visit you Mark...only in cooler weather. Us northerners will melt this time of year in FL. (a promise, not a threat)

That's some real sleuthing, all right! Whatever the plant is, I think the flowers are extremely interesting!

Sharon

just so you know carolyn many summer days are much hotter in the north then here---we rarely get above low 90's and the afternoon thunderstorms bring the temp down in a hurry---your visit will be a treat---just be warned that the gh will be barren--like a maple forrest in the dead of winter

That is an AWESOME flower, Carolyn!

"Wicked cool" as Stacy put it.

Carolyn,

Check out Pine Ridge Orchids: http://www.pineridgeorchids.com/

Scroll down to the Ctsm section and keep going till you hit this plant on the right hand side: Ctsm. (saccatum X Duval Ferreida) 'Pine Ridge.'

Whaddya think? Close? The grower doesn't register a lot of his plants, so they go by other names.

WC8

Carolyn !!!

Bumped into this old thread googling Ctsm. gladiatorium !

Your saccatum X is to die for ! I'd love to buy or trade you for a bbulb from it if you still have it, let me know.

Chryss