how many years *in good care* till cats bloom?
ok catasetum peeps...a couple very vague, possibly unanswerable questions.
how long do catasetums take, given good care, until you can expect first blooms?
we ask because our fdk black pearls have 5 canes (including this years growth) but no evidence of prior blooming. we got them last summer, and neither spiked. this year, they have both put on canes that are 2x as large as previous years. quite happy with their growth and hoping that perhaps we may have some flowers. but it seems odd that neither have bloomed, even in pro orchid nursery care.
i've watched a couple vids with fred saying they bloom pretty young. so what gives? also, for these plants specifically, do they start to spike after they drop their leaves or will they begin before they drop? just want to know when to give up hope for flowers this year.
neither have dropped any leaves yet, but they have stopped growing and are in the plumping up phase. thanks for any input!
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