Cattlianthe Final Blue

[papayj]

Ctt. Blue Dynasty x Catt. walkeriana


Strong lemony scent, similar to that of a Catt. walkeriana; according to OrchidRoots, it has 75% walkeriana in it:

OrchidRoots

[fishmom]

Wow--gorgeous! Have you had it long?

[KC Kam]

Very nice!!!

Is it free flowering?

[camille1585]

That's gorgeous!! I bought one earlier this spring and now I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing it bloom!!!

[papayj]

@fishmon:

I've growing this for a year. It came in bark and sphagnum moss mix which was beginning to deteriorate and root was in somewhat bad shape, so I had to repot it as soon as I received it. It is now in semi-hydro setup, and it responded really well. It has tons of new root growths and even bloomed in its first year after repotting, as you can see.


@KC Kam:

It is supposed to be able to bloom twice in a year. First in spring, and later in autumn. It has both spring bloomers (purpurata and gaskelliana) and autumn bloomers (walkeriana and bowringiana) in it.

[Gthumbz89]

Now there is a plant for the wish list. I love anything with walkeriana in it. That lip is amazing.

[papayj]

As the summer heat began to cool down to herald the coming of autumn, it began to put forth a new inflorescence. This time there are three buds.

[papayj]

Actually there are four buds coming out from the sheath.
It turns out to be better than what I expected.

[WaterWitchin]

Oh YES! Progressive pictures as it blooms please!

[camille1585]

How exciting!!! I love to see progress photos, and look forward to the flowers! Mine now has a sheath developing, so it looks like I'll finally see these beautiful blooms for myself.