Cattleya maxima - upland ecotype

[DebsC]

Both are beautiful!

[tuvoc]

Check out Jewell Orchids. They have the lighter variety listed. Good people to do business with.

Kim

[Tindomul]

Uhhmm, wow! Gorgeous. My fav is the lowland type.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Uhhmm, wow! Gorgeous. My fav is the lowland type.

That's my fav too, Tindo! It has an unquestionably beautiful lip!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Here's a close up photo of the two lips for a better evaluation of the differences.

[kiki-do]

I pick door #1 (left ) Both gorgeous!!!!!
Mauro, do you move your Catts once they open to keep them in bloom longer?
I ask because I recently had two beauties in bloom only to go by within a month, more like 2 1/2 to 3 weeks. I didn't get my "fix" of fragrance and poof, they were gone!!!!
I did move them to a less bright light area.
Any secrets to share on keeping Catts blooming longer? You are the Cattleyea King!!!!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by kiki-do

I pick door #1 (left ) Both gorgeous!!!!!
Mauro, do you move your Catts once they open to keep them in bloom longer?
I ask because I recently had two beauties in bloom only to go by within a month, more like 2 1/2 to 3 weeks. I didn't get my "fix" of fragrance and poof, they were gone!!!!
I did move them to a less bright light area.
Any secrets to share on keeping Catts blooming longer? You are the Cattleyea King!!!!

It's not that much, KIki, but thank you very much. It's very kind of you.
Here's what I do: when I notice the buds forming I move the plant to the warmest and brightest place in the grh and keep it there until the flowers are open. When they are open and mature (firm enough) I noticed that if you move the plant to a dryer, slightly colder and less bright area (the living room, for example!!!) the flowers last longer than in the grh. But, the real trick is never let the flowers get wet, I mean never water the flowers, only the pot when needed. This is a trick many experienced commercial vendors use to make their blooms last as long as possible on the shelves.

[Tindomul]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

But, the real trick is never let the flowers get wet, I mean never water the flowers, only the pot when needed. This is a trick many experienced commercial vendors use to make their blooms last as long as possible on the shelves.

OOOOooooooooooooooooh! THats what I did wrong. And I kept misting the blooms to keep them cool. Hehe.

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[kiki-do]

Thanks Mauro! I guess I did everything right, but the blooms decided not to stay with me long. Oh well.

[Intruder]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

This is found in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. The species has two distinct ecotypes, the alpine type which plant is short, the flowers of a dark hue and the lip heavily veined with lavender background looking like if it were almost solid, and the lowland ecotype which plant has slender, tall pseudo bulbs topped with long leaves (hence the name 'C. maxima' - large Cattleya), flowers light rose and the lip also veined, but with white background. The third picture is a montage to show both together.

Sorry Rosim, but the pictures do not appear on my screen? Where are they? I am very interested by this subject because mine is also in flowers.



Now the flowers are a little bit more open.