Celebrating new growth on my amazing Thailand

[sewagner86]

I have been (im)patiently waiting to see if my seedling amazing Thailand is going to live or die. I was checking it out last night and saw 2 baby growths!!!! It made my day!!! Any advice to help promote more new growth? Do these typically grow slowly? I have had it since the end of January and thought it might not make it.

[estación seca]

Is it a Cattleya alliance plant?

[sewagner86]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Is it a Cattleya alliance plant?

Yes! It's called the Rhyncholaeliocattleya Amazing Thailand. I attached a stock picture from a Google search of the flower which I LOVE. The plant I have is just a tiny seedling. I won't being seeing any flowers on it for quite some time😥

[estación seca]

Most orchids grow mainly during warm weather, and not much in winter. If you have a warm and bright growing area Cattleya hybrids might grow all year. So yours is growing at the normal time.

Keep it warm and moist. Water when it's almost dry. Give it very bright light. In a sunny window put a fan on it so it doesn't sunburn. Give regular fertilizer. Use a very weak mixture if you fertilize at every watering, and a higher concentration if you want to fertilize less often.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by sewagner86

Do these typically grow slowly? I have had it since the end of January and thought it might not make it.

Orchids teach patience. (My mantra...) Even under the best of conditions, most of them do everything sloowwwwly... They may do it a little faster in spring and summer as the days become warmer and there are more hours of light, but it's relative... faster maybe but not fast. So relax and observe.

[Kim in CT]

I also have one of these, about the same size as yours, that I bought two years ago. I nearly killed it with a badly-timed transition to semihydro, but after a year of sulking it finally produced a new growth and some new roots. Keep us posted!

[ArronOB]

Two new growths is a lot for a Catt of this size - you probably wouldn’t want any more as the plant probably couldn’t support them,

They will grow slowly, taking about 3 to 4 months to reach their mature size, which will be a pseudobulb and single leaf about 50% larger then the existing ones. That’s if it follows the normal pattern.

It’s still 2 or 3 years away from flowering, on average.

All you can really do to promote good growth is maintain the plant within good parameters for water, light, temp and fertiliser.

I usually give mine a dose of kelp extract a few times a year, although evidence on my part that that makes a difference is slim.

[JaynetLee]

I needed to see your post! You've had your baby longer than I've had mine -- I guess I just need to continue with patience! Congrats! Cant wait until I can say the same and can celebrate as well!

[sewagner86]

Originally Posted by JaynetLee

I needed to see your post!

It's not finished dying until it is brown, black shriveled up and dry. Hahaha just keep going. I thought for sure mine was a goner, but no, just set back.


The plant is under a grow light as my windows get very little bright sun light.

Roberta, I have found also that they teach patience. The bad thing is I can be so inpatient, but I am learning to be patient with these plants. I have to think about how long it takes my phalaenopsis to grow and flower. These definitely aren't more typical flowers like pansies.