Deformed Cattleya flower bud Lc. Tokyo Magic x Pot Circle of Love
Hello Haven't been around in some time.
My question is. I have Lc. Tokyo Magic x Pot. Circle of Love. ( SVO ) it's new this for me this spring. Anyways Tokyo has 3 buds on it, one of them is deformed , the other two look fine so far and just may bloom in a few days. ( loving it. )
is this a normal thing for the type of Cattleya ?
I've had Cattleyas in the past large standards never had any with deformed flowers. Thanks.
James ------ the pics are nice, but can't yet comment about the situation, as we probably don't have a very clear view of the bud of interest.
If the bud had simply opened up a bit during development, then that's fine. But even if the bud happens to be truly deformed, then it's ok too - as it won't mean that future buds will follow suit. Deformities occur in the animal world too.
They were summered outdoors , Morning and late afternoon sun, Now there under LED lights Jeffs lights from theorchidhobbyist.com . Fert' with Normans Optimal Nutrients 20-16-5
It almost looks like that deformed bud got munched. (Or it might have gotten trapped by the others, something that does sometimes happen) The other two look good, so I wouldn't worry, this is likely a one-off situation.