Among Lc. Puppy Love ancestors, C. trianae is monfoliate, C. harrisoniana is bifoliate or sometimes trifoliate, L. anceps is usually monofoliate but bifoliate isn't too uncommon. I'm not surprised at all if Puppy Love is inconsistent in leaf number.
Like leaf number, your plant gets conflicting instructions from genes from various ancestors for seasonal growth and blooming. Leaf number might coordinate with the ancestor that is driving the growth cycle in that season. In spring and summer, and any other time it is in flower or in active growth give it conditions to support active growth. If it isn't in active growth you can cut back somewhat on water and fertilizer in the cooler darker days of winter. The only time I would consider 'forcing' it to a seasonal pattern is if it consistently grew well but didn't flower. Then it might need some kind of seasonal push.
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c. Puppy Love bifoliate.???
Some of the leaves on my plant are single while others are double. Most of the sheaths have come from the double leaves but now I'm noticing what might be a single with a sheath. This year thanks to the board I had an earlier bloom and now c. Puppy Love is still in bloom from early Dec. How should you handle new growths in winter when some cattleyas are somewhat dormant?
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