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Old 01-10-2015, 10:02 AM
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I live in Ohio and my plants are grown in a sunroom. Last year c. skinneri had sheaths and they dried up and no blooms. This year I have new growths with sheaths. How can I get them to bloom?? They are grown in baskets with a combination of bark and moss. Sometimes in the winter they get very dry due to the constant and lower humidity.
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Old 01-10-2015, 10:24 AM
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When Cattleya are spiking and developing flower buds, it is very important to keep humidity consistently higher during this time. Otherwise, you'll experience the same bud blast.
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Old 01-10-2015, 10:36 AM
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Perhaps you are a little anxious. C. skinner doesn't flower till spring. Your blind sheaths are exemplary of not receiving enough light, or buds dying due to plant stress.

Check this out.

"Cattleya skinneri is one of the easiest of the Cattleya species to grow. It is a vigorous plant and usually produces multiple leads, so you can develop it into an exhibition plant with very little effort.
In the United States, C. skinneri normally begins sending out new growths in late summer and will complete these by late autumn or early winter. If you encourage the plant to begin growing a little earlier with frequent light sprays of water in late June, it can make two growths a season and bloom on both of them.

Once a growth is mature, the sheath will turn brown and buds will develop and emerge from the dried brown sheath in time for it to flower in late March into mid-April. The flowers will last in bloom three to four weeks under normal home conditions — a little longer at cooler temperatures of 55 to 60 F (13–16 C). After blooming, the plant should receive less water and be allowed to rest for a couple of months.

Like most Cattleya species, C. skinneri needs lots of sun and moving air. A night temperature of 58 to 60 F (14–16 C), and a day temperature of 85 F (29 C) suits it well.

Repot C. skinneri immediately after it has finished flowering. If you want to develop an exhibition plant with many growths and flowers, instead of cutting it up and repotting it, simply move the plant into a larger-size pot as soon as the lead pseudobulb reaches the edge of the container. You should do this before the lead pseudobulb begins to root."

— A.A. Chadwick
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Old 01-10-2015, 12:46 PM
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Thanks.....sheaths look great now and I will try to keep plant stress free this winter if possible and make sure I water more as I see buds...plant send out several new growths and they are mature with green / yellowish sheaths. I need to be patient but I also want to be successful . Thanks for the article ..will copy for reference.
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