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Old 09-27-2019, 05:37 PM
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Don't mess with dry sheaths until you know the plant a bit. Many Cattleya will push nice healthy spikes from dried up, "dead" sheaths. And there's no reason whatsoever to mess with a green, healthy sheath.
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Don't mess with dry sheaths until you know the plant a bit. Many Cattleya will push nice healthy spikes from dried up, "dead" sheaths. And there's no reason whatsoever to mess with a green, healthy sheath.
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