Old cattleya collection haven't bloomed for over 40 years

[Jeremy T]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Healthy Catts regularly make more than one new growth per pseudobulb. In the tropics I would regard one pseudobulb per growth per year as poor growth.

I would try would be even more light, more fertilizer and more watering.

What fertilizer do you use? How do you mix it? How often do you fertilize?

Try to give enough light that the leaves are closer to yellow than green.

Thanks. I will need to ask my mom (in her late 70s). As far as i know she uses the same fertilizer on every orchids at least once a week. Not sure of the brand but i suspect it may be one of those popular brand recommended by the nursery. The new hybrids bloom with what ever routine she is doing.

Will definitely ask some friends to help her move these old cattleyas where it can get direct morning sun early in the morning + 50% shade when the sun will rise over above her orchid tent. See how that goes.